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NPR News: 06-13-2026 2PM EDT

13 Jun 2026

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

1.617 - 19.433 Louise Schiavone

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Pakistani prime minister says he expects a peace deal to be signed between the U.S. and Iran within the next 24 hours. President Trump on his Truth Social platform says the deal is scheduled to be signed tomorrow. Iran has not confirmed the deadline.

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Chapter 2: What peace deal is expected between the U.S. and Iran?

19.934 - 21.617 Louise Schiavone

NPR's Dia Hadid has more.

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21.597 - 39.37 Dia Hadid

The Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, posted on X that his country is preparing for an electronic signing of the peace deal, followed by technical-level talks for the following day. The foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, posted similar news, saying the US-Iran negotiations were in their final stage.

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39.35 - 52.683 Dia Hadid

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman was reported in Iranian media as saying the deal will include releasing billions of dollars that's been frozen in Gulf banks. And he says at this stage, the deal will not address Iran's enriched uranium.

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53.383 - 65.695 Dia Hadid

While there appears to be momentum for the latest Mideast war to end, Iran and the US have come close before to negotiating a deal, only to have it fall apart. Dia Hadid, NPR News.

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66.012 - 85.5 Louise Schiavone

The Trump administration says it has killed the leader of the Trendy Aragua cartel in Venezuela in coordination with the Venezuelan government. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement on X. The attack took place earlier in the weekend in collaboration with the Venezuelan security forces. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.

85.6 - 105.191 Deepa Shivaram

Keep in mind, the strike is coming at a challenging time for Trump and his presidency, right? On a global stage, the president is still waging a war with Iran that he and Israel started. It's been disastrous for the economy and his poll numbers. And so to him, this attack in Venezuela is a win. It's something he's presenting as a win. In recent days, he's been talking about how successful U.S.

105.231 - 117.608 Deepa Shivaram

relations are with Venezuela and claiming that that capture of Maduro, you know, the U.S. took over Venezuela. So to him, this is really a success. And in the middle of everything else going on on the world stage, something that he's really touting as a win.

117.989 - 136.215 Louise Schiavone

And PR's Deepa Shivaram reporting. President Trump's name has been removed from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the removal early this morning occurred after federal courts denied late-stage appeals by the Trump administration.

136.195 - 155.689 Chloe Veltman

The Department of Justice filed a notice of compliance with the order to remove Trump's name on Saturday. The takedown occurred two weeks after a federal judge ruled the addition of Trump's name last December was illegal and required congressional approval. Mallory Miller is a co-founder of Hands Off the Arts. The activism group has spent months campaigning for the removal of Trump's name.

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