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Chapter 1: What recent statements did President Trump make about U.S. military action in Iran?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says there will be no U.S. strikes on Iran tonight. On social media, Trump says he called off operations and that a peace deal is imminent. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more on this latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations from the president.
Just hours ago, President Trump had said the U.S. would hit Iran, quote, very hard. But now in a post on social media, Trump says he's canceled the strikes as a result of talks with Iran. He wrote, quote, discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved. He added that the U.S.
's naval blockade of Iran will remain in effect until an agreement is signed. This week, the U.S. and Iran traded strikes after a U.S. helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has announced several times that a peace deal in the war was imminent, only for it not to materialize. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
President Trump says he's nominating former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence. If confirmed, he would replace acting DNI Bill Pulte, whose election drew protests on Capitol Hill.
The DNI position is entangled in efforts to reauthorize a key intelligence-gathering tool known as FISA Section 702, which is set to expire tomorrow, that could limit U.S. abilities to monitor for potential security threats, just as the U.S., Canada and Mexico begin to host the biggest-ever FIFA World Cup tournament, featuring a record 48 teams playing a record 104 games.
The first game of the world's largest sporting event kicks off this hour. Mexico is playing South Africa in the legendary Estadio Azteca. NPR's Zeta Peralta is watching the game in the Zocalo.
That is the city's main square where many are using this time on the world stage to spotlight long-standing economic and social grievances ranging from teacher pay to cartel violence to government spending priorities.
the day here started with mass protests that choked traffic and it made it hard for anyone to get anywhere but mexicans found a way and there is now sheer elation here tens of thousands are gathered here cheering their national team historically the mexican team has been nothing but disappointment but here in the middle of this megapolis there is nothing but faith ada peralta npr news in mexico city's socalo
The rising price of doing business in the U.S. is likely to put even more pressure on U.S. consumers and add to voter frustration this midterm election year. A new Labor Department report shows the producer price index in May rose 6.5 percent from a year ago. The PPI measures price changes businesses face before they reach customers.
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Chapter 2: How is the U.S. intelligence community affected by the nomination of Jay Clayton?
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