NPR News: 06-20-2026 4AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to stop the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon. The attacks had threatened to unravel a tentative agreement between the US and Iran. The agreement came after a heavy exchange of fire killed at least forty-seven people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah and Israel began fighting shortly after the initial attacks on Iran back in late February after Hezbollah began launching attacks toward Israel in support of Iran. Commercial ships are now moving through the Strait of Hormuz after the US signed a preliminary agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the strait. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, President Trump said that's good news for the US.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:44

Our country's doing so well. Those ships are flowing out of the Hormuz Strait like nobody's ever seen before, actually. There were a lot of them, about seven hundred of them, and they're pouring out, and the oil is all over the place. You're gonna see oil drop so low. I hope the companies are happy about it.

Dale Willman· Host1:01

The strait is a critical conduit for much of the world's oil and natural gas. The newest Air Force One plane, which was gifted to President Trump from the Qatari government, arrived ahead of schedule Friday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. NPR's Ava Berger reports.

Ava Berger1:15

President Donald Trump addressed service members in front of the jet painted red, white, and blue. He praised the early delivery of the luxury Boeing seven forty-seven.

Donald Trump· Soundbite1:24

This plane was transformed into a flying White House at a level