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What is the current status of U.S.-Iran negotiations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. and Iran are in dispute over whether Iran agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. The disagreement comes as negotiators from the U.S. and Iran continue talks in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's prime minister says that Iran's ballistic missile program is not part of the deal and his country mediated between Iran and the U.S. NPR's Adia Hadid reports.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif spoke as he hosted the Iranian President Massoud Pazakshian. Pakistan mediated a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran that's kicked off negotiations on the terms of a permanent peace deal. It's also triggered disquiet because the understanding appears to strengthen Iran by lifting sanctions and promising hundreds of billions in aid.
And Sharif added it did not include Iran's ballistic missile program.
It was never on the table.
As Sharif spoke, Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in the Gulf for a two-day visit. He told media he expects to discuss Iran's missile program with regional leaders. Dee Hadid, NPR News, Islamabad.
A record-breaking heat wave sweeping across Europe has turned deadly. Rebecca Rossman has more from France, where officials say 40 people have drowned in recent days as they sought relief from the extreme heat.
Most of the victims were minors who were swimming unsupervised. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecronu released the sobering figures after a crisis meeting on the unprecedented heat wave. now in its seventh day. France recorded its hottest day on record since 1947, with temperatures soaring up to 112 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country.
Fewer than a quarter of French households have air conditioning. In Paris, the Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower closed early because of the heat. Temperatures aren't expected to break until the weekend. For NPR News, I'm Rebecca Rossman in Paris.
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