Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump says any peace still with Iran should include an agreement by more Middle Eastern and Muslim countries to normalize relations with Israel.

MPIRS Brian Mann has more.

Most U.S. allies are focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and limiting Iran's nuclear program.

But writing on his social media platform, Trump added a new demand. It should be mandatory that these countries,

at a minimum, simultaneously sign on to the Abram Accords, Trump said, referring to a diplomatic

agreement now in place between Israel, the U.S., and a handful of countries, including Bahrain

and the United Arab Emirates.

Trump says Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia should also establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

The proposal comes after months of war sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes.

The former U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, calls Trump's bid for a sweeping regional diplomatic breakthrough unrealistic.

Brian Mann, NPR News.

Federal agencies engaged in science are in turmoil.

The Trump administration has dismissed leadership at both the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

NPR's Katie O'Riddle has more.

Under the Trump administration, eight of ten high-ranking officials at the NIH have now been

dismissed or left.

In a recent hearing, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin called for accountability for their

departure.

In the midst of an emerging Ebola outbreak, we have a leadership vacuum at the

world's premier infectious disease institute and across our health agencies. This is of great

concern. NIH director, Jay Batacharya, defended the administration and said that critical science

and research would continue.

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