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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says ships are already moving through the Strait of Hormuz following the announcement of a tentative deal with Iran. The strainer's already partially opened. As you know, they're doing a little hunting for a couple of mines that they've already found. But it's essentially, ships are starting to go out. Now on Friday it'll be completely opened. Trump spoke to reporters at the G7 in France. of the preliminary agreement have yet to be made public, but they are trickling out. Media reports say it extends the current ceasefire for 60 days, but leaves Iran's disputed nuclear

program for the next phase of talks. Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News Monday night that Trump may decide to release the deal before Friday when a formal signing ceremony is to be held in Switzerland. That preliminary agreement sets the stage to end the war, but hardliners in Iran are accusing negotiators of betraying the late Supreme Leader who was killed by U.S. Israeli airstrikes on the first day of the war and critics of Iran's government feel betrayed by the U.S. Here's Dori Baskeran reporting. In a voice note, TwinPR, a web developer who asked to remain anonymous for his safety, said he has no reaction. He can only give swears and curses.

I am really sorry, but I cannot be polite anymore, he said. the American administration clearly doesn't give a penny to Iranian public opinion. After months of airstrikes and the killings of dozens of top officials, Iran's leadership remains strikingly similar and perhaps more hardline than their predecessors. In a press conference, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Bagai, said the preliminary agreement is a, quote, product of the legendary resilience and resistance of the Iranian people against the aggressions of two villainous actors equipped with all material. means. For Empire News, I'm Jerry Buscarin in Istanbul. Officials from Anthropic met with Commerce Department

Monday. The meeting came after the Trump administration issued export controls that effectively forced Anthropic to disable its newest AI models. Empir-Stepa Shivron reports. The Trump administration citing national security reasons said Anthropic had to shut down its new models to anyone who isn't a U.S. citizen. That includes foreign nationals residing in the U.S. even Anthropic employees who aren't citizens. On Friday evening, Anthropic announced that in order to comply, it had to shut down its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for everyone. In a statement, Anthropic attributes the order to, quote, a misunderstanding. The Trump administration has clashed with Anthropic before. The AI company sued the Defense Department earlier this year after fallout from the

Pentagon wanting Anthropic to loosen its safety standards. Deepa Chivaram and PR News. And you're listening to NPR News. The U.S. Air Force says eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly before takeoff are dead. The crash happened Monday during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base north of Los Angeles. Those on board included uniformed military personnel and government contractors. The aircraft manufacturer Boeing confirmed Monday evening that two of its employees were on board. It's not clear what caused. caused the crash. A big shock in the World Cup tournament Monday, Spain's match against tiny Cape Verde

ended in a draw with neither side scoring. And Pierce-Chasmin-Gars report. This is Cape Verde's first time ever in a World Cup. With a population of around 550,000, it's one of the smallest countries to ever play in the tournament. Spain, on the other hand, is the ruling European champion. With players like La Menia Mall, an 18-year-old striker that is being hailed as a a prodigy. They were widely expected to win this match. Most experts also play Spain among the likely winners of the Cup. And yet, their opening match was a draw. Zero-zero.

Cape Verde ran a strong defense, and 40-year-old goalkeeper Josimard Jose Evora Diaz, known as Vosina, squashed the Spanish team's offense. Next, Spain will play Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde will face off with Uruguay. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York. Iran's opener against New Zealand also ended in a draw. The match Monday evening in Los Angeles saw Iran rally twice, playing New Zealand to a two-two tie.

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