The Key Players in the U.S.-Iran Talks, and the Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Will Jarvis, in for Tracy Mumford. Today's Monday, June 22nd. Here's what we're covering.
What the president has asked us to do is turn over a new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran and to extend an outstretched hand.
Last night, Iran and the U.S. wrapped up their first round of negotiations over how to turn a pause in the war into a lasting peace.
What today really represents is the beginning of a technical negotiation that's not going to solve every disagreement, but is going to allow us to sit together.
Vice President J.D. Vance led the U.S. delegation in the talks, which were held at a lakeside resort in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Iran is being represented by the country's Speaker of Parliament, a brigadier general who is a key figure overseeing Iranian forces in the war, along with the country's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. Araghchi played a big role in the nuclear deal Iran struck with the Obama administration about a decade ago, and the leader of the U.S. side in those talks called him a, quote, very tough negotiator. Coming out of the negotiations this weekend, some of the thorniest issues, including sanctions on Iran and the country's nuclear program, remain unresolved. But mediators said there was some encouraging progress.
That included a temporary line of communication to help ensure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, along with what they described as a new effort to wind down the fighting in Lebanon. The conflict there between Israel and the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah is one of many potential tripwires that could threaten the fragile 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. that was announced a week ago. Another factor that could complicate things is President Trump, who issued new threats against Iran this weekend, even as Vance was talking about turning over a new leaf. Trump told Fox News that after the ceasefire expires, he can do, quote, whatever I want. As of this morning, it's not clear exactly what the next steps in the peace talks will be.
According to Iranian state media, the country's top officials are now on their way back to Tehran, but more technical discussions are continuing in Switzerland. On the National Mall, the reflecting pool, one of the key pieces of President Trump's effort to remodel the nation's capital, is rapidly deteriorating. The pool has suffered from leaks and algae blooms for decades, and earlier this year, the administration gave two companies no-bid contracts to carry out renovations. One was for a firm with ties to Trump, which repainted the bottom of the pool, and the other company, which worked on the water purification system, is directly connected to a Trump donor, who lives next to Mar-a-Lago. But since the companies finished their work, the algae has returned.
turning the pool soupy and green, and large chunks of the new paint have started floating to the surface. Over the weekend, President Trump claimed without evidence that vandals had caused the problems, and the Times spoke to one man who was arrested. He's a three-time Olympian who said he'd just stopped by to have a look at the pool during a bike ride, reaching down to touch a bit of the peeling paint when he was taken into custody and charged with destroying government property. He said, quote, The White House and U.S. Park Police did not respond to requests for comment. On social media, Trump said he'd met with contractors on Saturday to discuss the state of the reflecting pool and that the problems had become so severe that the pool would likely have to be at least partially drained for repairs again.
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