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🗓️ 27 March 2026

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Friday, March 27. The seven stories you need to know today.

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0:00.0	Trump is facing a dilemma on Iran.
0:06.0	A Zen pick may have surprising benefits for the body,
0:10.0	and we'll hear from a very clever pig.
0:12.0	That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.
0:16.0	I'm Izzyn Akabaul, in for Hannah Jaw.
0:20.0	It's Friday, March 27th.
0:22.7	Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.
0:27.3	Number one, President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open a critical waterway.
0:34.7	Trump had threatened Iran with strikes on energy facilities if it didn't reopen
0:39.3	the Strait of Hormuz by today. The Strait is a vital conduit for global energy supplies
0:45.5	that has been effectively shut by the war in Iran. But yesterday, Trump said he'll give Iran
0:51.9	10 additional days to reopen it.
0:54.9	He cited progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the war.
0:59.4	Trump's pursuit of a settlement comes as the conflict approaches the one-month mark, and
1:04.0	financial markets seem rattled.
1:06.5	He faces a dilemma.
1:08.3	Polling has consistently shown that Americans oppose the war and disapprove of how
1:13.2	Trump has handled it. But if Trump ends the fighting, some officials fear what Iran may do next.
1:20.7	US allies among the Arab states lining the Persian Gulf were skeptical about the war in the first
1:26.2	place. And now, they're concerned that a wounded Iran run by hardline leaders
1:31.1	endangers their populations.
1:39.1	The Senate passed a bill to reopen much of the Department of Homeland Security.
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