NPR News: 07-11-2026 11AM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronnen. President Trump is threatening more strikes in Iran, this in response to what he says are threats to assassinate him. But as NPR's Emily Feng reports, both Iran and the US say they're open to resuming peace talks.

Emily Feng0:17

Trump wrote on Truth Social that, quote, "1,000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at Iran" should Iran try to act on what he says are threats to assassinate him in, quote, "many corners of the globe." But in a separate earlier post, the president also wrote that the US had agreed to resume talks with Iran. This week, the US launched strikes on dozens of sites across Iran after accusing Tehran of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The US has been pushing Iran to declare the strait open. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson blamed the US for the recent escalation, saying it was the US who violated a ceasefire first, and that breaching commitments was an American, quote, "habit." Emily Feng, NPR News.

Dan Ronan· Host1:01

The largest housing bill in decades became law overnight without President Trump's signature. As NPR's Steven Bisaha reports, the law is meant to encourage more home building throughout the US.

Stephen Bisaha1:13

This law is packed with more than 40 different provisions, and at the heart of it is the idea of boosting the number of houses in the US to decrease the cost to buy a home. The law encourages home building, in part by loosening federal regulations and offering financial carrots to communities that build more