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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump's strategy on Iran is growing less clear after another round of US airstrikes and new threats of further military action. The president says the ceasefire is over, even as the White House leaves the door open to future talks. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen tells NPR that the mixed signals are making it hard to know what comes next.

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None of the goals that he set out in the beginning have been accomplished. Um, we've not seen regime change. In fact, we have a m- more hard-line regime in place. Um, they still have a significant number of their ballistic missiles. They have, um, now controlled the, they still have all of their, um, nuclear material.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:06

Shaheen says a lasting ceasefire will require a clear US strategy and sustained diplomacy. President Trump is taking Syria off a terrorism blacklist, paving the way for more sanctions relief. NPR's Michelle Kelemen reports Trump met with the country's president on the sidelines of the NATO Summit this week in Turkey.

Michelle Kellerman1:28

President Trump is