# Lindsey Graham dies, Iran strikes and World Cup semis set Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-world-news-5972153/lindsey-graham-dies-iran-strikes-and-world-cup-semis-set Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-world-news-5972153/lindsey-graham-dies-iran-strikes-and-world-cup-semis-set.md Podcast: [Reuters World News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-world-news-5972153) Published: 2026-07-12T15:57:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1439336687.mp3 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1439336687.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-world-news-5972153/episodes/lindsey-graham-dies-iran-strikes-and-world-cup-semis-set Duration seconds: 762 ## Resource Lindsey Graham, a senior Republican senator and one of the President Trump’s closest allies, has died. The U.S. and Iran exchange strikes - and disagree over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open. Plus,England keep their cool in the Miami heat to reach their fourth-ever World Cup semi-final against title holders Argentina. *This episode has been corrected to insert a missing word to make it clear in the Houston story that community members have told Reuters they are less confident an investigation into the shooting will hold all parties accountable. Watch the latest On Assignment: Collateral damage: The war comes for Iran’s ancient past Listen to the Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-world-news-5972153/episodes/lindsey-graham-dies-iran-strikes-and-world-cup-semis-set/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-world-news-5972153/lindsey-graham-dies-iran-strikes-and-world-cup-semis-set.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.