# A2 English News | Can Qatar Help Restart US-Iran Talks?

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Podcast: [Learn English A2 | Slow Clear News for Learners, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941)
Published: 2026-08-27T10:04:53+00:00
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Duration seconds: 500

## Resource

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Qatar's prime minister goes to Tehran to calm tensions and reopen talks between Iran and the United States. Also: Bill Gates warns that AI could quickly replace many jobs in law, medicine, offices, and factories. Today’s English focus: be going to change, will change in the future = will change in the future. Vocabulary: risk (danger or chance of harm), shift (change), replace (take the place of). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-27 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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