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Iran is cementing its hold over the Strait of Hormuz, demanding vessels give detailed information and in some cases pay for passage.

Meanwhile, President Trump hosted farmers at the White House today as U.S.

agriculture is squeezed by the war with Iran and other Trump administration policies.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a softer tone about the Iran war as he met with top diplomats from G7 countries in France.

Rubio said the U.S.

is not asking for anybody to join the war, despite President Trump's complaints that NATO countries were not stepping up to help.

Rubio says the U.S.

will seek international cooperation on a plan to keep the Strait of Hormuz open after hostilities end.

U.S.

stocks deepened their drops today as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years.

The S&P 500 fell more than 1.5%, ending its worst week since the war with Iran began.

The Dow dropped nearly 1.75%, down 10% from its record set last month.

The Nasdaq Composite sank more than 2%.

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Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man for allegedly plotting to firebomb a pro-Palestinian activist's home.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

Minnesota will be the flagship of the No Kings protests tomorrow when Bruce Springsteen performs Streets of Minneapolis in a state where emotions are still raw over President Trump's immigration crackdown and the killing of two protesters by federal agents there.

More than 3,000 events are planned in communities across the country.

Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries.