NPR News: 07-09-2026 12PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Both the US and Iran are signaling the planned talks with Iran for a permanent end to war are off. Those talks were supposed to resume after Iran buries its former supreme leader later today. But NPR's Emily Feng reports Iran and the US are accusing each other of violating the truce.

Emily Feng0:19

President Trump has said he does not care if negotiators resume talks. Iran, meanwhile, lodged a complaint with the United Nations this week after a first round of US strikes on Iran on Tuesday night. The Iranian government accused the US of, quote, "A blatant violation of the charter of the United Nations and its international obligations." And as the US struck Iran for a second night in a row on Wednesday, Iran's Mohsen Rezaei, a former military commander and advisor to the supreme leader's office, referenced a line from the Quran in a post on X about reciprocal punishment, which ends, quote, "The transgressing enemy and his accomplices will be punished." Emily Feng, NPR News.

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:58

After days of intense pressure from Maine and national Democratic leaders, Graham Plattner has ended his Senate campaign. Here's Maine Public's Kevin Miller.

Kevin Miller1:06

Plattner continues to deny recent accusations that he raped a former romantic partner five years ago. But during an emotional video filmed outside, he accused Washington interests of using the allegations to neutralize his populist, anti-establishment campaign.

Graham Plattner· Soundbite1:22

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