Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiavone.

President Trump this morning told Fox Business News the war in Iran was very close to over.

But as NPR's Tamara Keith tells us, the official line from the White House press podium is somewhat different.

In an interview with Maria Bartaromo on the Fox Business Network, Trump talked about the war with Iran

in the past tense. Is this war over? I think it's close to over. I mean, I view it as very close to over.

At her briefing, press secretary Caroline Levitt batted down the idea that the U.S. had formally

requested an extension of the two-week ceasefire.

She said, quote, that is not true at this moment, adding that the U.S. also hadn't agreed to further in-person peace talks.

Those discussions are being had, but nothing is official until you hear it from us here at the White House.

She said the White House feels good about the

prospects of a deal. Tamara Keith, NPR News. Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of

the war in Iran. That's a much sharper increase than gasoline has experienced. As NPR's

Camilla Dominovsky reports, fuel for airplanes is affected by the partial closure of the

Strait of Hormuz in two different ways. Refinaries in the Persian Gulf can't get their

finished jet fuel out. And refineries in Asia can't get crude from the Middle East, the raw material

so they could make jet fuel. The world's top three jet fuel exporters are basically out of action, China, South

Korea, and Kuwait. Even if the straight reopened now, prices would stay inflated.

It is not as simple as turning on the spigot outside your house to turn on the garden hose.

That's David Reisard with the Commodities Intelligence Group Argus. He says it takes

time to bring production back online and ship fuel worldwide. Camila Dominooski, NPR News.

The share of first-time home buyers has fallen to another record low. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports

they made up just 21% of all recent buyers at a time when many are priced

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