It's considered this where every day we go deep on one big news story. Today, a peace deal in

jeopardy. On Monday, while trying to negotiate an end to the war, the United States launched

new attacks in quote self-defense in southern Iran, that is according to U.S. Central Command.

The targets missile launch sites and Iranian boats trying to lay mines near the strait of Hormuz.

Iran says the U.S. strikes violated the ceasefire currently in place and in retaliation shot down a U.S. drone overnight.

What's happening? There's not lawful. It's illegal. It's not sustainable. It's a role. It's unacceptable.

That's Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to reporters Tuesday in India.

It's either going to be a good deal or there isn't going to be one.

Consider this. This new round of attacks comes as both sides ramp up talks about ending the war.

But is there still a path forward with Iran?

From NPR, I'm Scott Detrow.

It's considered this from NPR. Despite the violence, neither Iran nor the United States appear to be pulling back on diplomatic efforts to reach an interim deal to end the almost three-month war that has brought shipping to a

halt in the Strait of Hormuz and affected the global economy. To tell us more, I'm joined by NPR

White House correspondent Franco Ordonez and NPR's correspondent in Dubai, Ayah Batrawe. Hey to both of you. Hi. Hey, Scott. Franco, let me start with you. President Trump announced a deal was in the final stages, and then a day later said there was no rush. What do you make of yet again another round of whiplash like this? Yeah, Trump kicked off the weekend, kind of hailing a groundbreaking deal that would

be announced shortly. And, you know, of course, Trump's been under a lot of pressure to reach a

deal as soon as possible. Polls show that the war is unpopular. And he's also making Republicans

worry about their chances in this fall's midterm elections. Now, over the weekend, Trump didn't

offer details about what that deal would be other than to say that the Strait of Hormuz would be open. But what was really fascinating is that one of his biggest allies, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, went public with his opposition, basically blasting a potential deal that he argued would allow Ron to be a dominant

force in the region and even questioned whether the war would have been worth it. He, of course,

Scott was not the only Republican, Trump's former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo,

from the first administration, said the deal was, quote, not remotely America first, adding that it looked like it was being negotiated by officials from the Obama administration.

That received a rebuke from Trump officials. And yet, by Sunday, Trump was taking or talking a very different tune, saying that, well, negotiations were ongoing, that, as you noted, there was no rush.

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