Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump says he's extending his

deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants to

April 6th. Iran and the U.S. appear to be at an impasse, with each side hardening their positions

and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East War.

And PR's Aibatrae has more on what Iran is saying.

They're not even saying that there are talks.

And what they're saying is that, first of all, that Iran will end this war when it decides to do so on its own conditions.

And it says those conditions include attacks on Iran ending.

They also want sanctions relief. They want reparations for what's happened.

And, you know, they've made clear even before this war began that missile production to them

was a matter of national defense and sovereignty. So that seems to still be off the table.

NPR's Aibatrawi reporting. Federal prosecutors have charged two people for

allegedly planting a bomb outside a military base in Tampa. Carrie Sheridan of member station WUSF

reports one suspect fled to China. The improvised explosive device was left outside McDill Air Force Base.

That's the headquarters for U.S. Central Command,

which is overseeing the bombing campaign in Iran. U.S. Attorney Greg Kehoe says the device did not go off.

But I will tell you that it could have been potentially very deadly. The suspects are a brother

and sister, Alan and Anne Mary Zhang. She is in custody and allegedly helped her brother escape to China.

Kiho says U.S. officials are exploring every avenue to get him back in the U.S.

Both are U.S. citizens and face 30 to 40 years behind bars, if convicted. For NPR News,

I'm Carrie Sheridan in Tampa. The federal government could soon loosen restrictions on a handful of peptide therapies for wellness and longevity.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled the FDA will soon reclassify some of these peptides so that compounding pharmacies in the U.S. can make them.

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