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Former Iranian diplomat reacts to preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement

NPR | By Linah Mohammad, Scott Detrow and Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published Jun 17, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator who spent decades representing Iran, about President Trump's deal to end the war with Iran.

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A man walks past a billboard featuring the portraits of (right to left) Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 15.

Here's how much the Iran war cost -- and how its effects will linger

By Scott Horsley, Ruth Sherlock, Tom Bowman, Danielle Kurtzleben

Jun 17, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC

Tropical Storm Arthur, seen here in a satellite image from Wednesday morning, is the first named storm of the Atlantic season, bringing the threat of dangerous floods along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center predicts the system will not strengthen much before making landfall.

Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

By Bill Chappell

Jun 17, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC

A sanitary napkin pad. Menstrual products have been subject to an 18% sales tax in Pakistan, prompting protests. That tax will end when a new budget takes effect on July 1.

Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?

By Gabrielle Emanuel

Jun 17, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC

FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022.

Taiwan says Chinese pressure over the island is the 'new normal'

By The Associated Press

Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC

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