NPR News: 06-28-2026 1PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said today it launched drone and missile attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait to retaliate for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. The attacks come despite the Memorandum of Understanding, signed earlier this month, designed to bring about an end to the war.
What international developments led Iran to launch drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait?
Iran is threatening to withdraw from the negotiations. Sporadic clashes have continued in southern Lebanon, despite a new framework agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government to end the fighting that has devastated large parts of Lebanon. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports on the divided opinions in Lebanon over that agreement.
Some accept the framework agreement because they want the war to end at all costs. Others, like Frida Nouradine, says it's a capitulation. She calls it the sale of South Lebanon.
They are selling South and they give the Israeli part to do whatever they want. So that's why we came here to say no.
The deal would have the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah disarm before Israel leaves parts of South Lebanon that it has occupied. Hezbollah has rejected the deal entirely. And Nur ad-Din, who's from the south, says she doesn't believe that in practice Israel would withdraw from the land it holds.
Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Beirut.
How could Iran's threats to withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding affect regional negotiations?
New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani is being called a kingmaker of sorts after last week's Democratic primaries. He endorsed three progressive candidates who won, including two who beat Democratic congressional incumbents. He says the results show people want candidates who know what working people deserve.
We need to have a platform and a vision that doesn't sound as if it was cooked up by consultants, but instead one that you would say in response to someone who's asking, why can't I afford my rent? Why can't I afford my groceries? Why can't I afford my child care?
Mamdani was interviewed on ABC's This Week. Democrats are hoping to pick up congressional seats in the midterm elections in November and perhaps to flip the House to Democratic control. On Wall Street, investors will be watching for an update on the U.S. job market this week.
Why are Lebanese citizens divided over the new Israel-Lebanon framework agreement?
NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
Before they fire up their Independence Day barbecues, traders will take the temperature of the U.S. labor market. Employers added an average of 188,000 jobs a month in March, April, and May. Forecasters think June's hiring pace might be a little bit slower, but still strong enough to keep the unemployment rate in check. We'll find out on Thursday when the Labor Department delivers its monthly jobs report. Average wages were up 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in May. That was not enough to keep pace with rising prices. The new Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, has promised to restore price stability. He's set to take part in a panel discussion with other central bankers in Portugal on Wednesday.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR News. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says four people died in flooding in his state. Thunderstorms hit yesterday, causing floods that covered roads and inundated a section of the city of Richmond. Search and rescue teams are going door-to-door searching for anyone who may be trapped. A potentially dangerous heat wave is building in the Midwest and will scorch most of the East Coast and South by midweek. NPR's James Jones has more.
It's been a relatively cool start to summer for much of the east. That's about to change in a big way. By midweek, temperatures from Atlanta to New York City are expected to top 100. By Thursday, New York City could hit 103 and D.C. 105. Everyone should be paying extra attention to this. Bob Orovek is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
The heat stress or the heat risk is going to be extreme as we get towards Thursday, Friday. in the major metropolitan areas all along the East Coast. So it's going to be potentially very deadly.
Meanwhile, hot, dry weather and strong winds are turning parts of the West into a tinderbox. The Cottonwood Fire in southern Utah has scorched more than 92,000 acres.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:23
2
What international developments led Iran to launch drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait?
0:23–1:25
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How could Iran's threats to withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding affect regional negotiations?
1:25–2:14
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Why are Lebanese citizens divided over the new Israel-Lebanon framework agreement?
2:14–4:57