NPR News: 07-11-2026 1AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump has once again threatened Iran. His latest social media post followed calls for his death after the funeral of Iran's former supreme leader. On social media, Trump said the US will respond if Iran tries to carry out those threats. Earlier Friday, Trump said he's agreed to resume talks with Iran, but he says the ceasefire is over. NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports.

Franco Ordoñez0:22

President Trump says Iran's leaders reached out to his team asking to continue talks and that they've agreed to do so. But he says in a Truth Social post that the US has stated to them, quote, "in no uncertain terms" that the ceasefire is over. The US and Iran have been trading significant strikes over the last few days, raising concerns about whether the two sides would be able to reach a final deal to end the war. Trump, who just returned to Washington from the NATO summit in Turkey, warned that more strikes were coming in retribution for Iranian strikes on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. But he also insisted that the US would not be returning to full-scale warfare with Iran. Franco Ordoñez, NPR News, the White House.

Dale Willman· Host1:08

Graham Plattner formally withdrew from the US Senate race in Maine on Friday. Now the state's Democratic Party must hurry to replace him. Democratic Chair Charlie Dingman says there will be a nominating convention on July twenty-fifth, where six hundred and one delegates will vote on a new nominee.

Charlie Dingman· Soundbite1:23

The convention will be fair, representative, and as transparent as possible