Trump's Iran Progress Claims, Oil Industry Profit From Iran War, Rubio Meets Pope Leo
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🗓️ 7 May 2026
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Big oil companies are benefiting from high prices caused by the war in Iran, but many are wary of producing more oil.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo the Fourteenth at the Vatican today after weeks of sharp public attacks by President Trump on the first American pope.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:58) Trump's Iran Progress Claims
(05:37) Oil Industry Profit From Iran War
(09:30) Rubio Meets Pope Leo
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump keeps saying that a deal with Iran is close. |
| 0:05.7 | We're doing very well in Iran. |
| 0:07.9 | It's going very smoothly and we'll see what happens. |
| 0:10.9 | But Iran has shown little sign it's ready to agree to a deal to reopen the strait of her moves. |
| 0:15.5 | I'm Layla Faldon. |
| 0:16.6 | That's Michelle Martin and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.2 | Big oil companies are benefiting from the higher prices because of the war with Iran. |
| 0:27.1 | Chevron's CEO says it could produce more oil, but the future's too risky to make that bad. |
| 0:31.9 | How long could oil prices stay elevated? |
| 0:34.4 | And Secretary of State Marco Rubio has the difficult task of smoothing relations with the |
| 0:38.1 | Vatican as he's said to meet with Pope Leo today. Trump has been attacking the First American Pope. |
| 0:43.4 | Trump accused him of endangering Catholics by opposing the war with Iran. How will that affect the meeting with Rubio? |
| 0:49.1 | Stay with us. We've got news you need to start your day. |
| 1:02.2 | Once again, President Trump claims the U.S. is on the cusp of a deal with Iran, |
| 1:05.0 | assuring the public the Iranians are desperate for a deal. |
| 1:06.7 | We're doing very well in Iran. |
| 1:10.4 | It's going very smoothly, and we'll see what happens. |
| 1:12.2 | They want to make a deal. They want to negotiate. |
| 1:17.6 | But once again, Iran has yet to sign on to what Trump is selling. There have been days of public declarations about who controls the Strait of Hormuz and who can sail through and what the U.S. is |
| 1:22.5 | and isn't doing about it. All the while, gas prices in the U.S. remain high at a national average of more |
| 1:29.1 | than $450 a gallon for regular gas, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.15. |
| 1:34.4 | Here to walk us through this is NPR's National Political Correspondent, Mara. Good morning. |
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