Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Both Iran and the U.S. are downplaying hopes for a peace deal in the U.S.

Israeli war in Iran. Over the weekend, President Trump said a deal with Iran is, quote, largely negotiated and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen.

But later, he said he wasn't in any rush to close the agreement. Sticking points apparently include terms for reopening the strait and nuclear issues, along with others.

Meanwhile, the future of Israel's war in Lebanon is in question.

And here's Daniel Estrin has more.

Iran's semi-official Tasneem News Agency says the proposed deal with the U.S. still being negotiated

declares the end of the war

across all fronts, including Lebanon. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that in a call

with President Trump on Saturday, Trump, quote, reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself against threats

on every front, including Lebanon.

Israeli troops are occupying a swath of southern Lebanon in a war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah

militia. Israeli attacks have killed thousands there, according to Lebanese officials.

Hasbullah drone attacks against Israeli soldiers have been on the rise.

Two soldiers were killed in the last

few days in Lebanon, according to the Israeli military. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

President Trump honored the nation's fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at

Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. And peers, Vanessa Rom Romo has more. Along with a traditional

reth laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the President delivered remarks that,

for the most part, stuck to a script rooted in scripture, stories of remarkable heroism, and thanks.

With reverend hearts, we honor those who fell so that our republic might stand. Those who died so that our nation

could live, those who gave up their sacred light on earth, so that the sublime light of American

freedom would shine for ever and ever. This memorial Day, we salute them.

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