NPR News: 07-08-2026 2PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump's threatening more strikes against Iran and says the ceasefire's over. NPR's Greg Myre reports on Trump's remarks at the end of the NATO Summit in Turkey.

Greg Myre0:13

Talked about the success of it. Clearly, there are all these unresolved issues, um, starting with opening the Strait of Hormuz. Um, he also said, "I don't think it's going to start again." So while he's talking about additional US, uh, military action or strikes, uh, po- potentially again tonight, uh, in, in the wake of last night's atta- overnight attacks, um, he seemed to be playing down the possibility or likelihood that it could resume as a full-scale military operation.

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:46

NPR's Greg Myre. Partly blaming the war, the International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global economic growth outlook this year to a sluggish 3%. President Trump faces a US electorate that polls suggest is largely unhappy with higher energy prices and generally the Republican leader's handling of the US economy. In other news, the international emergency operation in Venezuela to find survivors still missing since last month's twin earthquakes is shifting from search and rescue to recovery. Here's John Otis.

John Otis1:18

Aid workers are delivering body bags in La Guaira. John Barrett, the top US diplomat in Venezuela, said US search and rescue