NPR News: 07-10-2026 3PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says he's agreed to resume talks with Iran, but the June ceasefire is over. Both sides have been locked in retaliatory strikes over the last few days as Iran held ceremonies to mourn slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. [crowd chanting] Audio of the funeral captured by Reuters. Khamenei was assassinated more than four months ago. NPR's Hadiel Al-Shalchi reports the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, rarely seen in public, called for revenge.

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Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the beginning of a, quote, "new chapter of honor and perseverance in Iran." In a statement, he called Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, a martyr, and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard will not rest until justice is served. While Vahidi occasionally issues public statements, his attendance at Khamenei's funeral was the first public appearance since the start of the war. Vahidi publicly performed funeral prayers with three of Khamenei's sons. Khamenei's fourth son and current Iranian leader was not seen during the week-long funeral procession. Hadiel Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.

Lakshmi Singh· Host1:15

In Venezuela, survivors of the earthquakes that killed nearly four thousand people last month now face growing risks from poor sanitary conditions in overcrowded shelters. John Otis has the latest.

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