Iran strikes; U.S. World Cup; Jay Clayton : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories In another whiplash decision, President Trump announced yesterday that he canceled new attacks in Iran, after announcing earlier in the day that more strikes were coming if the country didn’t agree to a peace deal. The president signaled that the two countries had “conceptually” secured an agreement on nuclear issues and could sign a peace deal in the next few days, but Iran’s foreign ministry says a deal hasn’t been finalized. A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP hide caption toggle caption Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP 🎧 Trump wants this war to end, NPR’s Aya Batrawy tells Up First. It’s unpopular among Americans, who saw inflation surge to its highest level in several years. Arab Gulf countries are also hurting as the war drags on. Batrawy says …
