"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
As President Trump threatens to block ships in and out of the straight of horror moves after
“peace talks in Pakistan failed this weekend, Iran says it won't surrender to threats.”
U.S. officials say the blockade starts tomorrow. And here's Deep Harvaz has more from Van Turkey. Speaking to Iran's state media, Iran's parliamentary speaker Muhammad Baurak Ali Bough, who participated in a negotiation said, "Such threats have no effect on the Iranian nation." And Iran's navy commander, Ami Yirani, said that they're closely marching in U.S.
movements in the region, and he also called President Trump's threats "very ridiculous and funny." In addition to the naval blockade, President Trump on Sunday said that the U.S. would begin destroying mines laid by Iranians in the straight of horror moves, and added that Iranians would be "blown to hell if they fired at the U.S.."
Over the past two weeks, President Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's infrastructure, bomb the country "back to the Stone Age," and to wipe out its entire civilization in one night.
“Deep Harvaz and P.R. News Vaughn Turkey.”
Russia and Ukraine are each accusing the other of violating a 32-hour ceasefire. The leaders of both countries had agreed to the truth to mark the Orthodox Christian Easter holiday, and P.R.'s Charles Mains has more. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the ceasefire from 4pm Saturday through end of Easter Sunday, a proposal to which Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky agreed.
Yet the Russian side accused Ukraine of launching overnight drone attacks on several border regions, injuring civilians, and Ukraine blamed Russia for waves of drones and shelling that killed several people in injured scores more. Moscow was also quick to dismiss calls by Zelensky to extend the truth and restart peace negotiations, speaking Sunday, Kremlin spokesman territory Paskov said Russia would
resume its military campaign as soon as the ceasefire expired at midnight, arguing a lasting peace would only come once Russia's interest in Ukraine were met. Charles Mains and P.R. News. Moscow.
“It's earnings season this week on Wall Street, and P.R.'s Maria Aspen has more.”
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and other big banks will report results from the last three months. Indian Vester is a window into the economic fallout from the war in Iran and the resulting energy crisis. Surging oil prices have pushed up costs for both companies and consumers, and banks like
JP Morgan do business with both. It's due to report earnings days after Delta, the country's largest airline, reported its first quarterly loss in nearly three years, due to the soaring cost of jet fuel. The airline is raising prices and cutting flights, but said customers are still buying tickets. People get a lot of big business updates this week.
Netflix and Pepsi are among the other companies reporting earnings, Maria Aspen and PR News. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. In Tennessee, more federal aid has been approved to help with disaster recovery from the deadly January ice storms that left at least 29 people dead and caused unprecedented power outages.
Tony Gonzalez of Never Station WPLN has more.
Tennesseeans have been waiting and hoping for this assistance. Now survivors in 29 counties can get individual aid that can reimburse people for temporary lodging, living expenses and home repairs. The ice storms impacts were vast, with unprecedented damage to trees and utility lines. More than 300,000 households lost power, some for nearly two weeks, forcing residents to
stay in shelters and hotels. Governor Billy's sought federal help and he said early on that he hoped it would come quickly because the impacts were so evident, but disaster declarations have been taking longer under the current administration and it was 72 days between the governor's ask and the approval. For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
The German soccer team, Union Berlin, has named Marie Louise Edda. Their new head coach, at least until the end of this season.
It's the first time a woman has been appointed to manage a men's European soccer team
in the Bunda Liga, which is one of Europe's top five leagues. Edda was the Bunda Liga's first female assistant coach, too. The club says they picked her not to make a point, but because she was the right choice. And she's got her work cut out for her. The team has only won twice in 14 games this year.
I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. This week on Sources and Methods a messy truce with Iran, which remains in control of the state of Hormuz. They feel emboldened. This war that started with a call to replace the regime.
Well, one haminae was replaced by another haminae. The road ahead in Iran. This week on Sources and Methods, the National Security Podcast from NPR.
