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NPR News: 04-06-2026 6PM EDT

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump says that reopening the

0:06.3

Strait of Hormuz will have to be part of any deal with Iran to end the war. This comes after

0:11.5

Trump said he wanted U.S. allies to reopen the strait. NPR's Deepa Shiverom reports.

0:16.5

Trump has set different goals for reopening the Strait of Hormuz in the last week.

0:27.1

The route is critical for the global transport of oil and its closure has led to a spike in gas prices globally.

0:34.7

Most recently, speaking from the White House, Trump said a successful deal with Iran would have to include free flow of oil through the strait.

0:37.9

We have to have a deal that's acceptable to me.

0:43.0

And part of that deal is going to be we want free traffic of oil and everything.

0:48.3

Trump also repeated his threat against Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached by Tuesday night at 8 p.m. Eastern.

0:51.3

He says every bridge and power plant would be decimated. Deepa Shiveram, NPR News, Washington.

0:57.1

The Artemis 2 crew has now traveled farther from Earth than any other human. As Central Florida

1:02.8

Public Media's Brendan Byrne reports, the Orion spacecraft broke the record set by the Apollo 13 mission.

1:08.4

The crew of four surpassed the record of 248,655 miles set in 1970 by the

1:15.3

Apollo 13 astronauts and are continuing to rack up miles. Artemis 2 mission specialist,

1:20.6

Jeremy Hanson. We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds

1:26.2

and pulling us back to everything that we hold dear.

1:29.4

That journey continues as the Orion capsule loops around the far side of the moon from more than

1:33.4

4,000 miles above the lunar surface. The crew is taking detailed observations and photos of geological

1:38.7

features on the moon from a vantage point never before seen by human eyes. The loop will sling them

1:43.9

earthward with a planned splash down Friday off the coast of California.

1:47.9

For NPR News, I'm Brendan Byrne in Orlando.

1:50.0

Farm workers are suing to stop a Trump administration rule cutting pay for foreign guest workers,

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