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NPR News: 05-23-2026 2AM EDT

23 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.706 - 11.104 Dan Roman

Live from NPR News, I'm Dan Roman. Iranian state media says Pakistan's army chief arrived in Tehran amid mediation talks with the U.S. and Iran.

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Chapter 2: What recent diplomatic talks are taking place between Iran and Pakistan?

11.625 - 13.468 Dan Roman

NPR's Dia Hadid reports.

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13.608 - 36.653 Dee Hadid

Pakistani media and Iranian-backed IRNA reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir is scheduled to meet with high-ranking officials. It comes after the Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi made his second visit to Iran in one week. Pakistan earlier hosted both sides for marathon talks on April 11 and 12, but the U.S. team, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, said they had failed.

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36.633 - 51.326 Dee Hadid

The Trump administration wants Iran to store its enriched uranium abroad and pause its nuclear program. Iran is demanding a permanent ceasefire that lifts U.S. sanctions and gives it more control of the Strait of Hormuz. Dee Hadid, NPR News, New Delhi.

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51.807 - 65.239 Dan Roman

The Trump administration is tightening the rules to apply for a green card. Temporary visa holders who decide they want green cards must first return to their home countries and apply from there. NPR's Jasmine Gars reports.

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65.219 - 86.383 Jasmine Gars

In the past, visa holders have been able to file for an adjustment of status in the U.S. and in many cases stay while it was pending. The memo reiterates that visa holders looking to get a green card, which is a permanent residency, must apply from their home countries. People like international students or skilled workers with H-1B visas.

86.363 - 109.158 Jasmine Gars

In the memo, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, said the pathway to permanent residency has been abused for decades and that people who are denied or in waiting sometimes stay illegally. Immigration advocates say it would place people fleeing dangerous circumstances in vulnerable positions in which they'd have to return to that danger.

109.839 - 113.164 Jasmine Gars

Jasmine Garz to NPR News, New York.

119.54 - 137.076 Dan Roman

That's the sound of the powerful Starship rocket as it conducted a test flight on Friday, launching from its launch pad in South Texas. The redesigned mega rocket is one that NASA is counting on to eventually land astronauts on the moon later this decade. It is the 12th test flight of the rocket.

137.056 - 155.638 Dan Roman

The spacecraft reached its destination in the Indian Ocean despite some engine problems along the way. NASA Administrator Jarek Isaacman said the space agency is now one step closer to putting Americans back on the moon. An estimated 40,000 people in Southern California are under an evacuation order.

Chapter 3: How is the Trump administration changing green card application rules?

290.972 - 302.181 Unknown

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