NPR News: 05-03-2026 5PM EDT
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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. |
| 0:04.8 | Iranian officials say they got a response from the U.S. on their latest peace plan, and Tehran's now reviewing it, but there's been no confirmation from either the Trump administration or Pakistan. |
| 0:16.4 | Meanwhile, the Iranian government is preparing to pass a law that would restrict traffic on the |
| 0:21.2 | Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:22.6 | Dari Baskaran has more from Istanbul. |
| 0:24.8 | Iranian state television reported the details of the proposed law, which include a permanent |
| 0:29.6 | restriction on Israeli vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:34.0 | All ships would have to get authorization from Iran to pass through the strait, and ships from, |
| 0:39.4 | quote, hostile countries would be required to pay war reparations in addition to tolls. |
| 0:45.3 | Reparations are also part of a 14-point list of demands that Iran submitted to the U.S. this week |
| 0:51.3 | through Pakistani mediators. |
| 0:53.4 | For NPR News, I'm Derry Buscarin in Istanbul. Gas prices in the U.S. this week through Pakistani mediators. For NPR News, I'm Dari Bouscaran in |
| 0:55.0 | Istanbul. Gas prices in the U.S. are surging again, hitting their highest level in nearly four |
| 1:02.1 | years. Oil prices have now risen more than $100 a barrel as the war in Iran disrupts global supply |
| 1:09.3 | and shipping through the strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:11.5 | And Pierce-Winzer-Johnston has more. |
| 1:13.4 | Experts say the national average for a gallon of regular is $4.44, and prices can go up even higher |
| 1:20.7 | heading into summer. Patrick Dahon is gas buddies head of petroleum. |
| 1:25.2 | We could see the national average pushing closer, 475, or even that |
| 1:28.7 | $5 gallon mark by Memorial Day. Gas prices in some parts of California have top $6 a gallon, while |
| 1:35.3 | drivers in Seattle are paying close to $580. Galen Lewis lives in Whiting, Indiana, and says he's trying |
| 1:41.9 | to limit his gas spending. I only have to put $30 in it. I don't let it get that low, but it didn't cost me $100 plus. |
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