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What did Iran’s foreign minister say about diplomacy and the war with the US and Israel?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavoni. Iran says that only diplomacy can end the war with the US and Israel. That's after President Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop the fighting. NPR's cat Lonsdorf
has more. In a post on social media, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqji wrote that Iran was aware of President Trump's rejection and said that only, quote, negotiated solutions will end the conflict now. He also wrote that Iran is still waiting for an official US response. Trump told a group of reporters on Saturday that the Iranian plan was not acceptable, but did not give further explanation. He suggested Iran wanted to make a deal because it's desperate and quote losing so badly. Iran made the proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. The extended closure of the strait has caused major disruptions to the world's oil supply.
Why did President Trump reject Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Kat Lonsdorf, MPR News, Tel Aviv.
Фівмен арестен suspicion of planning to attack a British airbase used by the US military in the Iran War. НПР з Кристин Ріт репортаж авторити в нам де суспільства. Бритиш поліс арестовали
файв мене афти репортаж три супішвільс хедридного бес. The men are suspected of plotting to carry out a terrorist attack involving explosives at RAF Fairford in western England, about a hundred miles from London. The US Air Force uses the Royal Air Force Base for defensive operations against Iran and deploys large bombers to launch limited strikes in the war. President Trump told reporters the suspects were looking to do big damage and had been watched for a long time. American troops have used the base for decades under an agreement dating back to the nineteen fifties. Kristen Wright, NPR News. A powerful
nor'easter remains stalled off New York and New Jersey, pushing water into coastal communities.
What are the details of the alleged terrorist plot against RAF Fairford in England?
Coastal flood warnings remain in effect today. NPR's Amy held reports at least one storm related death was reported for another reason.
In Brooklyn, a falling tree killed a worker for the New York Housing Authority as wind gusts topped sixty miles per hour. More than 100,000 power outages were reported from the Mid Atlantic to New England. Some New Yorkers kayaked through flooded city streets. At the Jersey Shore, some areas saw their highest flooding since Superstorm Sandy 14 years ago. Anne Fitzsimmons, owner of Jay's On Third Restaurant in Stone Harbor, says she and her team are doing their best to stay afloat.
Everyone is here, all hands on deck. We're gonna get cleaned up. We've been uh getting rid of the water, we have fans running to dry it out.
How is the stalled nor'easter affecting New York, New Jersey, and the Mid‑Atlantic?
Forecasters expect repeated rounds of coastal flooding as the system loops offshore before moving out early in the week. Amy Held
NPR News. In Hawaii, a hurricane watch on the big island has been lifted. As NOLO starts to pull away from the islands, forecasters are still urging people to stay in if possible, as the storm's outer bands could cause life threatening flooding and mudslides. This is NPR News in Washington. At least a quarter of K through twelve students is missing ten percent or more of the school year. MPR's Janaka Meta says a new government study says the education department needs to do a better job tracking the problem. By law
States have to track student absences if they want to receive billions of dollars in federal funding for schools because lost days of school equals lost days of learning. The Government Accountability Office, or GAO, is an independent watchdog.
What did the GAO report reveal about federal oversight of chronic student absenteeism?
It found that in 2026, the Education Department stopped doing comprehensive reviews of states to see if they're following the law in order to get that funding. It also found problems with the quality of federal data on chronic absent. Tism. The GAO is calling on the Education Department to improve its data and resume its more thorough monitoring of states. It says without that kind of oversight, tens of billions of federal dollars could be at risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did Iran’s foreign minister say about diplomacy and the war with the US and Israel?
0:01–0:54
2
Why did President Trump reject Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
0:54–1:50
3
What are the details of the alleged terrorist plot against RAF Fairford in England?
1:50–2:33
4
How is the stalled nor'easter affecting New York, New Jersey, and the Mid‑Atlantic?
2:33–3:29
5
What did the GAO report reveal about federal oversight of chronic student absenteeism?
3:29–4:36
6
What messages did Pope Francis deliver during his visit to France and Lourdes?
4:36–5:04