NPR News: 04-01-2026 6PM EDT
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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump is expected to address the nation about the Iran war tonight at 9 Eastern. The conflict launched by the U.S. and Israel is in its fifth week. |
| 0:13.1 | Thousands of U.S. troops are stationed in the region. Trump says the Iranian regime is relenting, but Iran says it isn't. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports. |
| 0:20.7 | On social media, Trump said Iran's new leader asked the U.S. for a is relenting, but Iran says it isn't. NPR's Deepa Shiverom reports. |
| 0:25.4 | On social media, Trump said Iran's new leader asked the U.S. for a ceasefire. |
| 0:30.0 | The president said he would consider it if the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for oil, |
| 0:34.4 | was opened. Until then, Trump said the U.S. would continue its attacks on Iran. But Iran's foreign ministry called Trump's comments saying that Iran asked for |
| 0:38.6 | a ceasefire, quote, false and baseless. Trump has said the war, which has gone on for a month, |
| 0:44.3 | should end in the next two to three weeks. Deepa Shiverom, NPR News, the White House. |
| 0:49.0 | Wall Street's relief rally continued for a second day as investors hope that President Trump |
| 0:53.8 | will soon end the war in Iran. |
| 0:56.2 | As NPR's Maria Aspen reports, the Dow closed up nearly half a percent. |
| 0:59.9 | The SMP 500 rose nearly three quarters of a percent, and then ASDAQ jumped more than 1 percent. |
| 1:05.2 | Some investors are calling it a Hormuz-Hope rally after the crucial waterway that handles a fifth of global oil. |
| 1:12.3 | The war has sparked a global energy crisis, sending gas prices soaring and raising investor fears |
| 1:19.1 | about wider inflation. U.S. stocks are still down since the start of the war, but investors |
| 1:25.6 | are starting April with more optimism. |
| 1:28.5 | Tech stocks in particular have been under pressure, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ has been leading this |
| 1:34.2 | week's rebound. But the prospect of peace in the Middle East didn't reassure all investors. |
| 1:40.5 | Shares in ExxonMobil, Chevron, and other energy companies sold off, as most of Wall Street hopes for lower oil prices. |
| 1:49.4 | Maria Aspen and PR News. |
| 1:51.5 | Republican congressional leaders say they have a path to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the government shutdown of the agency. |
| 1:58.7 | House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John |
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