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US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app

negotiate terms of a peace agreement with Iran. This week, President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum, which offers benefits to Iran but is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war

next with Iran?](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/nx-s1-5832542/trump-iran-decision) Iran has 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

negotiations, according to the ceasefire agreement published by the U.S. State Department. "May have been a historic day for Lebanon. Good things are happening!!!" President Trump wrote in a post on social media shortly after

Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act

Iran's forces on land. Myre says a negotiated agreement would be the safest way to reopen the Strait, but those talks are currently stalled. **The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Louisiana

The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date

next year. The Trump administration is asking for around $1.5 trillion, a massive increase from this year's allocation of a little under $1 trillion. ### A diplomatic stalemate While the ceasefire with Iran has been

Iran ‘agreed to never have a nuclear weapon’, says Trump – as it happened

next 24 to 48 hours. Trump, Vance and Ghalibaf have already reportedly signed the deal electronically. **The US agreement with Iran is “very weak”** and will mean Washington goes into the coming talks over Iran

A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars

U.S. mediated rare talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on Tuesday. "Israel is being dragged, kicking and screaming, into diplomatic initiatives," said [Shira Efron](https://www.rand.org/about/people/e/efron_shira.html), an expert on Israeli and Middle Eastern

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

stepped in, calling for de-escalation. Myre says [this situation reveals a rift](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5851479:x) between the two leaders over Lebanon. Netanyahu says he won't tolerate attacks on northern Israel, while Trump

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

next week. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Friday night, asked by a reporter what he will do if there's no deal before the ceasefire expires, Trump said, "I don't know. Maybe

Putin says Russia will bolster air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

next move amid its latest attacks against Ukraine?](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5833839/whats-russias-next-move-amid-its-latest-attacks-against-ukraine) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin hadn't seen the letter yet and repeated his statement that Zelenskyy could come to Moscow