NPR News: 06-23-2026 5AM EDT

Dave Mattingly· Host0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Iran denies making any commitments to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country. That contradicts what Vice President Vance said yesterday in Switzerland following high-level talks in Geneva. A new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin today, mediated by the US. Israeli officials say their forces will not leave a large swath of Lebanon, which Israel has deemed a security zone. Ongoing clashes between Israel's military and Hezbollah have threatened to derail negotiations between the US and Iran on a deal to end the war. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

Carrie Kahn0:42

Israel's foreign minister reiterated on social media what several top politicians have been saying for days: Israel will remain in the self-described security zone, where its troops occupy a large swath of southern Lebanon. The exact boundings of that zone, however, are not clear. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted the interim agreement between the US and Iran as a huge success for Israel. There's widespread dissatisfaction in Israel for the US-Iran preliminary plan. Israel is not part of peace talks, nor a new plan announced for a so-called deconfliction cell to ensure compliance to the ceasefire in Lebanon. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Dave Mattingly· Host1:24

There are election primaries and runoffs today in four states: Maryland, New York, South