US-Iran Talks Delayed, Vance Peace Architect, Obama Presidential Center Opens
6/19/202613 min
The deal to end the war with Iran is already looking shaky, with Vice President Vance delaying his trip to Switzerland to start negotiations and Israel still bombing Lebanon even though the deal says that has to stop.
Vance is supposed to lead difficult negotiations with Iran, but he has limited diplomatic experience with a 60 days goal of going through a long list of tough issues still left to settle.
And the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public in Chicago today, where Obama used the dedication to tell people not to miss the past, but to remember what is still possible.
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(0:00) Introduction
(02:19) US-Iran Talks Delayed
(05:55) Vance Peace Architect
(09:16) Obama Presidential Center Opens
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First 90 secondsSteve Inskeep· Host0:00
So- [sighs] Steve and Sully ... we're getting started late with the, uh, pre-production, and it is entirely my fault because I was talking to Leila- No ... here in the studio.
Leila Fadel· Host0:07
No, no, no.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:08
No?
Leila Fadel· Host0:08
It's not my fault.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:09
We were sit- I was not involved in this fault. I didn't... No, I didn't say it was your fault. [laughs] I said it was my fault. I was talking to you. [laughs] You talking to me?
Leila Fadel· Host0:15
Um, we were chatting- Yes ... about the world- Yes ... and world affairs.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:18
Very important things to talk about.
Leila Fadel· Host0:20
[gentle music] Hundreds of journalists are in Switzerland waiting for the US and Iran to start the next phase of talks.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:28
The plan was to make the peace deal permanent, but now the US and Iran aren't coming. What happened to the negotiation?
Leila Fadel· Host0:34
I'm Leila Fadel, that's Steven Skeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. Vice President Vance lashed out at Israel for criticizing the deal with Iran. He says Iran will be paid only if it performs.
JD Vance· Soundbite0:48
If they change their behavior, big things are gonna happen for Iran and for the world. If they don't, no skin off our backs. Either way, we win.
Leila Fadel· Host0:56
How did Vance become the face of this deal?
Steve Inskeep· Host0:59
Also, former President Obama opened his presidential center in Chicago. The museum begins the story not with Obama's election in 2008, but with the Declaration of Independence. Tamara Keith had a look. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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