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The Brian Lehrer Show

The Latest on Iran Negotiations

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Farnaz Fassihi, United Nations Bureau Chief for The New York Times, reports on the latest in the negotiations around the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC.

0:13.1

I'm Amina Serna, a producer for the Brian Lair Show, filling in for Brian today.

0:18.4

Coming up on today's show, we'll talk about a push by some lawmakers in Albany to force

0:23.2

so-called super speeders to slow down.

0:26.5

These are drivers who rack up dozens or even hundreds of speeding tickets.

0:31.6

Governor Kathy Hochel is hoping to pass a bill that would make these people install a device

0:36.8

in their cars that won't allow them

0:38.3

to go much over the speed limit. This idea definitely has its critics, so it's not a sure thing.

0:45.3

Streets blog reporter J.K. Trotter will be my guest later this hour on this. Plus, a new document

0:52.2

from the Department of Health and Human Services de-emphasizes hormonal birth control in favor of natural family planning and period tracking as ways to prevent pregnancy.

1:04.1

My guest, law professor and legal historian Mary Ziegler, says it appears to be an attempt by the Trump administration to curb access to

1:12.0

birth control, a once politically poisonous strategy.

1:17.1

And we'll wrap today's show with a pop music critic from the New York Times, Lindsay Zolads.

1:23.4

She was one of the contributors to the newspaper's really fun list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters.

1:29.9

We'll talk about who made it on and who she wished they could have included.

1:34.7

Oh, and we'll definitely get your calls about who you think should make that list as well.

1:40.6

But first, today marks 60 days since the Trump administration first notified Congress that it was carrying out strikes on Iran.

1:49.9

Under the War Powers Act of 1973, that means today is the deadline for President Donald Trump to either end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorization to extend it. But yesterday, during a hearing in front

2:03.4

of Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected that deadline. Take a listen.

2:11.1

We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire.

2:18.6

He was referring there to the ceasefire agreement reached with Iran more than three weeks ago.

2:24.3

Whether the administration's argument holds water probably makes little difference,

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