NPR News: 07-11-2026 1PM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. There could be additional peace talks between the U.S. and Iran despite the Iranian Health Ministry's claim that American airstrikes this week killed seventeen people and injured more than a hundred others. As Willem Marx reports, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain central to any potential negotiations.

Willem Marx0:22

Iran's foreign minister arrived in the Omani capital of Muscat on Saturday with the possibility of further talks involving U.S. officials not yet publicly confirmed by either side. The Iranian state-backed Fars News Agency said Iran will not enter into talks with American negotiators until the United States reverses its positions, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi criticized the Trump administration for failing to uphold its side of a previous agreement. Earlier this week, Iranian forces fired on several commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, precipitating retaliatory U.S. airstrikes across Iran. On Truth Social Friday, President Trump promised to decimate and destroy all areas of Iran should they attempt to follow through on reported threats to assassinate him. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marx.

Dan Ronan· Host1:05

In California, the number of evacuation orders is increasing as firefighters battle the Summit Fire, which has damaged at least two thousand six hundred acres of land. Several fires are burning north and east of Los Angeles. Bud Hostmeyer lives in Piñon Hills. He says he's optimistic things will be okay.

Bud Hostmeyer· Soundbite1:24

It just kind of got out of hand, so, but they'll get it out. I, you know, these guys are, these guys