Jane Araf

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152 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 12 Aug

Jane Araf’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Up First from NPR · Seattle Shooting, Iran War Pause, Midterm Elections · 27 Jul 2026 podcast

attacking Iranian military targets and infrastructure and Iran hitting U.S. matched

bases and other targets in Jordan and Gulf countries. matched

So why the lull? matched

This is what the U.S. matched

ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday. matched

He did say, though, that Trump was keeping, quote, all options on the table. matched

And both the U.S. matched

and Iran have made clear they don't trust each other. matched

Well, Walt said Oman and other mediating countries have been particularly engaged in talks over the past few days. matched

The Iranian army spokesperson confirmed Sunday that Iran had indeed halted attacks at the same time that the U.S. matched

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And Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Ismail Baghari, confirmed messages were exchanged between Iran and the U.S. matched

through mediators. matched

But he said Monday that Iran had not asked for talks and said, Iran also says that, matched

It's exchanging messages with Oman over regulating the Strait of Hormuz, that oil waterway that's been the key issue in this war. matched

Well, Yemen's Houthi rebels, known as Ansar Allah, they control the north of the country in the capital. matched

And they've closed another key shipping lane. matched

It's near the Red Sea. matched

It's called Bab al-Mandab. matched

And that closure is a move aimed at Saudi Arabia, which supports the rival internationally recognized government of Yemen. matched

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