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What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump repeated Wednesday night that the U.S. and Iran are in ceasefire negotiations.
And they are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly, but they're afraid to say it because they figure they'll be killed by their own people. They're also afraid they'll be killed by us. There's never been a head of a country that wanted that job less than being the head of Iran.
Trump speaking at a Republican fundraising dinner at Washington, D.C. 's Union Station amid conflicting messages about talks with Iran. Trump has not identified who the U.S. is negotiating with. Many top Iranian officials among Thousands have been killed since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran at the end of last month. Iran's foreign minister says messages have been exchanged through intermediaries, but that does not mean negotiations are being held. A rare rocket attack on Iraqi Kurdish forces have killed at least six government fighters. NPR's Jane Araf reports that Kurdish leaders say Iran told them the attack was a mistake.
The Kurdistan region's Peshmerga military forces said six Iranian ballistic missiles struck one of their headquarters near Erbil Tuesday, killing six fighters. The Iraqi government says it summoned the Iranian ambassador to complain about the attack on the Peshmerga base, the first known by Iran on Kurdistan region forces in this war. Iran since Tuesday has intensified attacks in the region. including in the Kurdish capital Erbil, where the provincial governor said U.S. fighter jets were patrolling. Regional President Nesher Van Barzani says Iran acknowledged that the attack was a mistake and said it was investigating. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
Trump administration expanding sales of higher ethanol gasoline. NPR's Julia Simon reports a move comes as prices continue to rise with the ongoing war in Iran.
Gas with a higher ethanol content, also called E15, is typically restricted in summer because it causes more air pollution. But EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced the administration is allowing refiners and retailers to sell it on a temporary basis starting in May. Zeldin told reporters at S&P Global's Sarah Week conference that the decision is, quote, giving Americans more fuel options. It's unclear how much this move will affect high prices at the pump. E15 isn't available in all states. E15 sales were also allowed last year and in 2022 by the Biden administration. The ethanol industry welcomed the decision. Julia Simon, NPR News, Houston.
Crews in Hawaii evaluating the damage in a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu. Residents there cleaning up after what's being called the worst flooding to hit Hawaii in 20 years. A storm dumped several inches of rain late Monday. One National Weather Service forecaster says the ferocity of the downpour even took meteorologists by surprise. This is NPR. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is laying off around 700 people. That's less than 1% of the company's workforce. Meta has denied reports that it's preparing to slash 20%. And as NPR's John Ruich reports, the cuts come at a time when the firm is trying to center its focus on artificial intelligence.
The job cuts span several teams, including Reality Labs, which works on augmented virtual reality, recruiting, sales, global operations, and social media products. This according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity so they could candidly share information about the layoffs. The person says some affected employees will be offered new roles or relocation to other offices. But the job cuts come at an interesting time for Meta. This week, the company lined up potentially huge pay boosts through stock options for a handful of top executives if they can drive up the share price. Meadow was also hit with a $375 million jury verdict after being found liable for failing to protect kids from online predators.
John Rewich, NPR News. Meadow was hit by that jury verdict in a case out of New Mexico, a separate jury, this one in Los Angeles.
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