{"podcast":{"title":"FT News Briefing","slug":"ft-news-briefing-73509","podcast_index_feed_id":73509,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf","website_url":"http://ft.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/1771582499067-6d97f00e-76d7-4cba-88d5-a1a9d37b4494.jpeg","author":"Forhecz Topher","episode_count":2223,"summary":"A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T12:22:51.916139+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509"},"episode":{"title":"Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles","slug":"russia-secretly-helping-iran-develop-supersonic-missiles","published_at":"2026-09-02T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509/russia-secretly-helping-iran-develop-supersonic-missiles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ftnewsbriefing/episodes/russia-secretly-helping-iran-develop-supersonic-missiles","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ftnewsbriefing/e/6a9749f7da248a131d2c1011/media.mp3","summary":"An FT investigation found Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, and the global bond sell-off deepened on Tuesday. Plus, AI groups are racing to address the risk that future models could help users create bioweapons.  Mentioned in this podcast: Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles US launches further strikes on Iran as conflict flares up Global bond sell-off deepens amid inflation fears ‘All it will take is one screw-up’: AI groups race to limit bioweapon risks Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"An FT investigation found Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, and th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ft-news-briefing-73509/episodes/russia-secretly-helping-iran-develop-supersonic-missiles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509/russia-secretly-helping-iran-develop-supersonic-missiles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}