NPR News: 06-11-2026 2AM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Iran and the United States are exchanging new military strikes, putting in jeopardy the fragile ceasefire. President Trump is warning there could be more attacks today if Iran and the United States don't reach an agreement to end hostilities. Speaking from outside CENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the US will be striking Iranian targets. He denied reports the US could hit key targets in Iran, and those attacks could be classified as war crimes.

Pete Hegseth· Soundbite0:36

Imputing the motives of, of the folks on our side, uh, who are impr- incredibly professional and incredibly effective. We will hit them hard on our terms, on the targets that improve the environment for us to operate in and undermine the capabilities that Iran wants to have.

Dan Ronan· Host0:53

Iran launched its own attacks at a military base in Jordan that houses US troops, and also strikes in Kuwait and Bahrain. Federal workers are being notified they could be reclassified as at-will employees, making it easier to fire them. From WAMU, Jenny Abamu reports this comes after President Trump signed an order stripping protections for thousands of federal workers.

Jenny Abamu1:18

This month, federal workers started getting emails about a new job classification called Schedule Policy/Career. According to multiple employees at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, all of whom requested