NPR News: 07-13-2026 6PM EDT

Libby Casey· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. The US is tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks by both Iran and the US. NPR's Hadiel Al-Shalchi reports.

Hadil Al-Shalchi0:13

In a post online, President Trump said that the US would be, quote, "reinstating a blockade on Iranian ships or customers from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz." He said that the US will now be known as, quote, "The Guardian of the Hormuz Strait." Trump said that other countries will be able to move through the waterway, but that the US would charge a 20% toll on cargo. He said the toll was the price to pay for providing security and safety for this, quote, "volatile section of the world." Up until now, the US has been against any tolls or fees being enforced on ships moving through the strait. Iranian leaders said Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Hadiel Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.

Libby Casey· Host0:53

President Trump's National Guard deployments have not reduced urban crime in the cities where troops have been sent, according to a new study out today from the progressive Center for American Progress. That's as several of those deployments are still ongoing, including in Washington, DC, as NPR's Cat Lonsdorf reports.

Cat Lonsdorf1:10

National Guard members are currently deployed in DC, Memphis, and New Orleans, all as part of broader efforts by President Trump to fight crime in those cities. Violent crime was already trending down in all of those cities before Trump took office in 2025 and before those deployments began. Those trends have continued, and the study found