NPR News: 07-21-2026 12AM EDT

Giles Snyder· Host0:00

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The US military says it has completed a tenth consecutive night of attacks on Iran, saying the strikes lasted about five hours as the US seeks to degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes, however, have not compelled Iran to ease its grip on the straits. Suzanne Maloney is the director of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution. She says Iran has signaled an openness to diplomacy, but is also trying to outlast the US.

Suzanne Maloney· Soundbite0:33

I think the challenge is simply that the Iranian regime is to pr- is prepared to make its population pay the price, and wants to try to outlast the United States and the international economy.

Giles Snyder· Host0:44

Yeah.

Suzanne Maloney· Soundbite0:44

And they may well be in a position to do so.

Giles Snyder· Host0:45

The latest strikes came to an end amid word that Iran has attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The British military's Maritime Trade Operations Center says the attack forced the ship's crew to abandon ship. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is claiming responsibility for the attack and at least one other on Monday. Some political leaders in Canada reacting angrily over President Trump's threat of new 50% tariffs. But Dan Karpenchuk reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to engage to resolve any trade dispute.

Dan Karpenchuk1:18

Carney's statement was carefully worded, saying the tariffs are the latest in a series that are in direct violation of the Canada-US-Mexico agreement. Trump claims the new tariffs are in response to reciprocal tariffs levied