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NPR News: 06-21-2026 3AM EDT

21 Jun 2026

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

1.33 - 3.814 Dale Willman

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.

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Chapter 2: What recent developments are occurring in the Strait of Hormuz?

4.335 - 22.022 Dale Willman

Iran says it's closing the Strait of Hormuz once again because Israel has not stopped its fighting against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. An end to that fighting was a condition of the tentative deal struck by the Trump administration with Iran. But as NPR's Jane Araf reports, ending that fighting is complicated by Hezbollah's demands.

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22.002 - 34.846 Jane Araf

Lebanon has agreed with Israel and the U.S. to disarm Hezbollah. But Hezbollah's position is it won't lay down weapons while Israeli troops are occupying Lebanon. Here is Hezbollah Member of Parliament Hassan Fadlallah today.

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35.126 - 45.445 Juhad Rasqallah

Whenever the enemy attempts to advance into any area, the resistance will confront it. Of course, a ceasefire does not mean allowing the occupation to remain on Lebanese territory.

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45.543 - 54.072 Jane Araf

Israel's defense minister says Israel is destroying border villages, including infrastructure, to prevent 200,000 Lebanese from going home.

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54.092 - 70.791 Dale Willman

Vice President Vance, meanwhile, is now in Switzerland for talks with Iran. Pope Leo visited the birthplace of Mother Frances Cabrini on Saturday, using the visit to northern Italy to highlight the Catholic Church's duty to care for migrants, Macon Williams reports.

70.771 - 92.632 Megan Williams

After praying at her tomb, Pope Leo said Cabrini's mission to serve migrants could not be more relevant today. Cabrini became famous in the U.S. for helping Italian immigrants. Before becoming the first American saint, now the patron saint of migrants. Leo has clashed with the Trump administration over its migrant crackdown. On July 4th, the first U.S.

92.712 - 109.738 Megan Williams

pope will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa, where many migrants risk their lives to reach. In Italy, both visits are being read as quiet but clear signals that migration is core to Leo's papacy. For NPR News, I'm Megan Williams in Rome.

109.87 - 119.705 Dale Willman

Time is running out to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some states, and Paris Hansi-Lewong runs down the list of states that have deadlines coming up.

119.725 - 136.19 Hansi Lewong

Eligible voters in Arizona who want to cast ballots in the state's July 21st primary have until Monday to register. Monday is also Colorado's deadline for signing up online or getting a mail-in application postmarked. though there is more time to register in person through Colorado's primary day on June 30th.

Chapter 3: How is Pope Leo addressing migration issues during his visit to Italy?

280.713 - 290.41 Ira Glass

This is Ira Glass. On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery. Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.

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290.711 - 295.74 Daniel Green

Our lost and found is currently filled with pants. I don't know, I've never seen this happen.

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296.201 - 296.862 Jane Araf

Wait, this is true?

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296.902 - 304.155 Ira Glass

This is true. Mysteries of every size, each week. This American Life, wherever you get your podcasts.

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