NPR News: 06-21-2026 3AM EDT

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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Iran says it's closing the Strait of Hormuz once again because Israel has not stopped its fighting against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. An end to that fighting was a condition of the tentative deal struck by the Trump administration with Iran. But as NPR's Jane Arraf reports, ending that fighting is complicated by Hezbollah's demands.

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Lebanon has agreed with Israel and the US to disarm Hezbollah. But Hezbollah's position is it won't lay down weapons while Israeli troops are occupying Lebanon. Here's Hezbollah member of Parliament, Hassan Fadlallah today.

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Whenever the enemy attempts to advance into any area, the resistance will confront it. Of course, a ceasefire does not mean allowing the occupation to remain on Lebanese territory.

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Israel's defense minister says Israel is destroying border villages, including infrastructure, to prevent two hundred thousand Lebanese from going home.

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Vice President Vance, meanwhile, is now in Switzerland for talks with Iran. Pope Leo visited the birthplace of Mother Frances Cabrini on Saturday, using the visit to Northern Italy to highlight the Catholic Church's duty to care for migrants. Megan Williams reports.

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