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Quill Lawrence

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Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

We spoke to one analyst who said, yes, of course, a deal is better than war, but without any details, it's hard to say.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

For example, will there be international inspectors who will go in to see if Iran is just maintaining a peaceful nuclear infrastructure, not a weapons program?

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

Will the U.S.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

unfreeze billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets?

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

Those were all factors in a deal forged during the Obama administration that President Trump scrapped in his first term.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

He called it a bad deal.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

The unfreezing of these assets is something the Iranians apparently are insisting on this time.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

But we don't know to what extent President Trump will essentially rebuild the JCPOA.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

That was the deal that was hammered out into the Obama administration.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

Yes, it's a 10-day ceasefire.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

But the most important distinction is that Israel may have made a peace deal with a Lebanese government.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

It's not clear they've made a peace deal with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite militia army, the entity that was at war with Israel.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

So that militant group has said it won't accept any deal.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

President Trump has urged them to, quote, act nicely.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

Hezbollah says Israel can't have any freedom of movement in Lebanon, but Israeli forces are in southern Lebanon right now.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

They say they're there to prevent Hezbollah from firing rockets and missiles into Israel.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

And meanwhile, there's a huge buildup of U.S.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

forces in the region.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

One U.S.

Up First from NPR
Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

carrier group actually took the ancient route around the length of Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal to get there, which I think tells you a lot about the current state of safety of navigation in the region.