Donald Trump's MOU with Iran was supposed to stop the war and then end it.  

Now it's barely worth the paper it's written on. The bombing has resumed. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. And now the conflict is spreading to the Red Sea, with the Houthis declaring a blockade on Saudi shipping.  

So, is this what a forever war looks like?  

Today, former US State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller on the few options Donald Trump has left

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Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Middle East Negotiator at the US State Department

Pauline Hanson has spent the past fortnight in Europe spruiking her anti-immigration policies which have long been familiar to Australian voters.  

But beyond immigration, what does One Nation actually want for the economy?  

Today, ABC business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens looks at the policies that have received far less attention and what Australia's economy could look like under One Nation.   

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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter 

For thousands of years the question of extending life or living forever has occupied minds.  

But now it’s taken on a new life, from peptides, to IV drips and experimental treatments targeting the heart or kidneys, there’s a buzz around longevity.  

Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into the big business and the science behind the quest to live healthier for longer. 

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Dr Norman Swan, co-host of the Health Report and What’s that Rash on ABC Radio National

When Donald Trump went to the NATO summit in Ankara, he took one plane in and a different one out.  

They were both called Air Force One, but one is 35 years old and is believed to have advanced safety features and the other was a retrofitted luxury 747 given to the US by Qatar.  

Why did the US president not fly out on the newer plane that he loves so much?  

New York Times journalists have received subpoenas after sources told them it was due to safety precautions related to the war with Iran.  

Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, David A. Graham, on the president's planes and the latest attack on the press. 

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David A. Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic

It was dubbed a landmark speech on how the government will deal with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and data centres. 

But did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really address the key concerns as the big tech giants move to expand their businesses and even train AI models here?   

Today, Kimberlee Weatherall an expert in AI regulation from Sydney University on how proposed new laws just touch the surface.  

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Kimberlee Weatherall, law professor at the University of Sydney and co-director of the Centre for AI, trust and governance 

Telstra says its sorry for letting Australians down after last week’s nationwide outage, but how is it going compensate customers left out of pocket? 

The telco will face questions in a parliamentary hearing later this week on the cause and the effects of the outage, which blocked hundreds of emergency calls and brought down payment systems and even regional trains.  

Today, national consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on whether Telstra is going to be held to account. 

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Michael Atkin, ABC national consumer affairs reporter 

Relatively cheap EVs from China are increasingly seen on Australian roads.  

But you won’t find many in the US, because of hefty tariffs and bans due to national security concerns. 

Now Swedish based, but Chinese owned Polestar is set to stop selling in the US market from next year due to a crackdown on Chinese-linked vehicles.  

Today, cyber security expert and former advisor to prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, Alastair MacGibbon on what the Chinese government could do to the cars if it really wanted to.  

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Alastair MacGibbon, cyber security expert

When you say 'affordable housing' there’s a natural scepticism.  

Across the country developers are being offered perks to be part of schemes supposed to give people a chance to rent without draining their pay packets. 

But who gets to live in these 'affordable’ rentals and who sets the rent and when it can go up?  

Today, Pat McGrath on his Four Corners investigation into whether 'affordable’ rentals actually are affordable.

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Pat McGrath, ABC investigative reporter 

It’s the most lucrative sports broadcast deal in history, worth $5.3 billion for seven years. 

The deal between the NRL and broadcasters Nine and Foxtel outstrips the previous $4.5 billion deal the AFL secured in 2022. 

Today, sports media expert Merryn Sherwood from La Trobe University on how the rugby league managed it and who ultimately pays the cost. 

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Merryn Sherwood, Senior Lecturer in journalism at La Trobe University

On Monday, China’s military launched a nuclear capable ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean from a submarine hidden in the sea off China. 

It gave Australia and other nations about 24 hours’ notice.  

So, what’s XI Jinping up to?  

Today, Sam Roggeveen from the Lowy Institute on China’s massive expansion of its nuclear arsenal and what it means for us. 

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Sam Roggeveen, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute

Even an extraordinary intervention by the US president couldn’t save his soccer team, with the USA now out of the FIFA World Cup after being thrashed by Belgium. 

Donald Trump has admitted calling FIFA to urge the governing body to overturn a red card ban for the star American player Folarin Balogun. 

He was allowed to play after what FIFA insists was an independent process, but has the meddling undermined the World Cup?  

Today, sport integrity expert Catherine Ordway on what it says about the sport and what needs to change. 

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Catherine Ordway, sport integrity expert from the University of New South Wales Canberra Business School