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Chapter 1: What recent developments are there regarding the peace deal with Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump is saying that a peace deal with Iran is close and Israel should not have struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut this morning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though, says he's still optimistic.
From all I know, we are on track. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. There's logistics involved into how these things happen. Ultimately, obviously, we're attuned to what's happening with Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel, which they need to stop doing, and Iran needs to encourage them to stop doing that in very adamant ways.
And Israel was very measured in its response, understanding that a deal is on the verge of a deal.
Hegseth spoke on CBS' Face the Nation. Both U.S. and Iranian officials say an agreement to end the war is close, although the exact day it might be signed is in dispute. Irania State Media report that a delegation of Qatari officials who've been key mediators is in Tehran. Meanwhile, there's a growing chorus of criticism in both Iran and Israel about what an end to the war would mean.
NPR's Carrie Khan has more.
Officially, Israel, which was not part of the negotiation, says it supports a deal. But a source familiar with the details who isn't authorized to speak publicly tells NPR that Israel is unhappy. Among the reasons, the source says the plan would require Israel to end its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and it doesn't give clear enough answers regarding the handling of
of Iran's enriched uranium. Conservative members of Iran's parliament are critical too. One member said it subjugates Iran, which would, quote, become a colony of America. And the Speaker of the Parliament lashed out at the deal, suggesting the U.S. can't be trusted to control Israel. He posted on social media just after an Israeli airstrike hit a Beirut suburb on Sunday.
Carrie Conn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
In a first-of-its-kind operation, Britain's armed forces detained a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel, the vessel suspected of being part of Russia's Shadow Fleet, used to ship oil in breach of sanctions imposed over Moscow's war in Ukraine. Vicki Barker has details.
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Chapter 2: How is Israel responding to the potential peace agreement?
He'll be entertained with a UFC cage-fighting event on the South Lawn of the White House. It's also in honor of the nation's 250th anniversary. After the evening's events, the president will leave for France for the G7 Summit of Industrialized Nations. China is not a G7 participant, although there will be plenty of talk about its economic might when the leaders meet in France.
Wednesday, French President Macron plans to host the president in at a special dinner at the Palace of Versailles to celebrate, he says, the long history of Franco-American friendship. I'm Louise Schiavone and PR News, Washington.
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