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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says he will postpone a deadline for Iran to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz until the end of the week. Iran has blocked most ship traffic from going through, but is letting a select few pass, as NPR's Emily Fang reports.
Iran's president wrote on Twitter yesterday that the Strait of Hormuz is, quote, So Iran has been letting through some ships owned by or carrying cargo from countries it perceives as neutral.
What updates did President Trump announce regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz?
Turkey said earlier this month Iran let one of its ships through. And India's ambassador to Iran said Iran had let through a few Indian-associated ships. and is in talks with Tehran to let through more. And a Chinese sailor on a Panamanian flagship told NPR on Monday that their ship carrying industrial methanol sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on the same day. They asked to stay unnamed because they were not authorized to speak to media. The crew of Burmese and Chinese sailors will sail back to their home port in China. Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.
A federal judge has reversed the screening process the Pentagon came up with for reporters. NPR's Ayanna Archie reports a Pentagon spokesperson says the agency plans to appeal the decision.
The New York Times sued the Pentagon last year for its media policy, claiming it was unconstitutional. A judge has agreed and ordered the Pentagon to give the New York Times its credentials back. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell says the correspondence corridor will remain closed while the agency waits for a decision on an appeal. Reporters will instead work from an annex facility that is outside of the Pentagon but still on the grounds. Reporters will need an authorized escort to enter the Pentagon for press conferences and interviews that have been arranged through the Pentagon's Public Affairs Office. Parnell says this is a way for the Pentagon to balance transparency with security. Ayanna Archie, NPR News.
TSA agents have gone without pay since last month when Congress failed to renew funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The lapse has created staffing shortages, leading to significantly longer wait times. Houston Public Media's Bianca Seward is at Bush Intercontinental Airport, where TSA call-out rates are especially high.
TSA times here stretch more than four and a half hours. The lines for security sprawl across two floors. And for many passengers, the travel troubles began Sunday night. Ariana Basulto was held up in security lines for more than three hours and missed her flight. She came back thinking she was more prepared.
Yeah, I got here five hours early thinking it was going to look like what it did yesterday. It looks way worse than what it did yesterday.
ICE agents have also been dispatched to the airport, though their role here isn't immediately clear. For now, agents have been spotted patrolling inside the airport. For NPR News, I'm Bianca Seward in Houston.
No perfect NCAA men's college basketball brackets remain among the millions of entries in the ESPN Bracket Challenge. The end came yesterday when Tennessee beat Virginia. ESPN had 26.5 million entries. Hundreds of perfect brackets remain in the women's tournament. This is NPR. Preservation groups are suing to stop President Trump's renovation plans for the Kennedy Center. They say big changes must go through the usual Washington review process. Trump has hinted at dramatic work, including exposing structural steel. The suit says major reconstruction could damage historic features and the site's purpose as a memorial for President John F. Kennedy. Trump has reshaped the center's programming. Some artists and advisors have quit or pulled out in protest.
A new report by the United Nations showed the hottest period ever recorded on Earth was between 2015 and 2025. NPR's Rebecca Hershel reports the planet has warmed more than 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 1800s.
The World Meteorological Organization is part of the UN, and it releases an annual report about the world's climate.
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