Strikes, a truce, and a GOP revolt: inside a big day for the Iran war
6/4/202614 min
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are at odds over the war in Iran. The Wall Street Journal’s Alex Ward explains where the two leaders differ.
CBS fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after a tense meeting with the show’s new executive producer. NPR’s David Folkenflik joins to discuss the chaos going on at the program.
The AI boom has resulted in some data centers in Northern Virginia using diesel generators to provide power. The Washington Post’s Evan Halper shares analysis that found that the resulting smog may cause harmful respiratory symptoms.
Plus, the U.S. announced new tariffs on several countries, Republicans stripped security funding for Trump’s ballroom from an upcoming immigration bill, and Google’s plan to unleash millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California.
Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.
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First 90 secondsYasmeen Khan· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. Israel and Lebanon agree to a tentative ceasefire, even as Iran launches heavy bombardments into nearby countries. The Wall Street Journal goes behind Trump's attempts to contain the fighting.
Alex Ward· Guest0:16
He doesn't want to keep bombing Iran. He doesn't want more escalation in the Middle East. In his mind, he is the great peacemaker.
Yasmeen Khan· Host0:23
How one state is grappling with pollution from data centers. And NPR takes us inside the chaos engulfing 60 Minutes. It's Thursday, June 4th. I'm Yasmeen Khan, in for Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. [upbeat music] As the talks continued, so did the fighting. Yesterday, Iran struck missiles at its neighbors Bahrain and Kuwait, attacks that killed one person and injured at least 63. And Israel continued to target Iran's proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon, with strikes that killed at least nine. Yesterday, the two countries agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on Hezbollah stopping its attacks. Whether that holds will be crucial to unlocking any progress in negotiations, which appear to have stalled again.
Alex Ward· Guest1:17
Iran, for legitimate and non-legitimate reasons, is trying to connect the Israel-Hezbollah fight to the US-Iran ceasefire.
Yasmeen Khan· Host1:26
Alex Ward is a national security reporter with The Wall Street Journal.
Alex Ward· Guest1:29
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