Middle East

NBC News -  President Trump announced in a Truth Social post he’s canceled an additional round of strikes in Iran, saying discussions with Tehran “have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”  The president said that “discussions and final points” have been approved by “all parties involved,” including other nations in the region. Iran did not confirm a deal had been reached.

NPR - The United States launched another round of airstrikes on Iran this morning, after President Trump said Iran was taking "too long to negotiate." The strikes targeted several sites along Iran's coast, including military facilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it retaliated with its own fire on 18 U.S. sites in the region, naming military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. So far, there have been no reports of damage or casualties. Efforts to negotiate an end to the war remain in limbo. 

It is difficult to make a definitive call on whether this escalation between the U.S. and Iran will lead to full-scale fighting, NPR’s Greg Myre tells Up First. For two consecutive nights, there have been U.S. attacks on Iran, and the president says there will be more tonight if Iran doesn't agree to a deal.