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Chapter 1: What recent developments are happening in U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Pakistan's interior minister has been holding meetings with Iranian officials in Tehran this week. He's trying to hammer out an interim deal with the U.S. and Iran. It comes as President Trump says he's willing to give Iran more time before deciding whether to resume the war. NPR's Aya Batraoui reports.
Iranian media report there are various interim proposals being discussed in Tehran, including one backed by China. The key issue is Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war three months ago. Iran established a new authority to approve and collect tolls from ships that want to transit the strategic waterway.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters a toll system can't happen.
It can't happen. It would be unacceptable. It would make a diplomatic deal unfeasible if they were to continue to pursue that.
The Trump administration wants Iran to store its enriched uranium abroad and pause its nuclear program. Iran has signaled those are red lines and insists on a permanent ceasefire that lifts U.S. sanctions. Aya Baltarawi, NPR News, Dubai.
A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of all charges. He argued the Trump administration retaliated against him after his wrongful deportation to El Salvador gained national attention. For Member Station WPLN, Mariana Bakayal reports.
Prosecutors charged Abrego Garcia with human smuggling based on a two-and-a-half-year-old traffic stop in Tennessee. In his ruling, Judge Waverly Crenshaw found issue with the delay in prosecution. Abrego Garcia's federal investigation began only after the Supreme Court ordered he be returned to the U.S.
He also pointed to a senior prosecutor who resigned from the DOJ after his recommendation not to charge Abrego Garcia went unheeded. For NPR News, I'm Mariana Bacayau in Nashville.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is playing up President Trump's endorsement heading into the final days of his U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn. The race is the latest campaign where Trump is encouraging voters to oust a politician. who's displeased him and elect a challenger more aligned with him, as NPR's Tamara Keith explains.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the Kilmar Abrego-Garcia case?
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