"Live from NPR News.
blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command says it will begin on Monday
“morning. And Paris, Joe Hernandez, reports that Trump's decision follows the collapse of”
peace talks with Iran in Pakistan this weekend." In a post on social media, President Trump accused Iran of extortion and said the U.S. blockade would prevent any vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the announcement after a U.S. delegation led by Vice President Jay DeVance failed to reach a deal with Iran to end the war. Trump said in an interview on Fox News that
the negotiations had broken down because of Iran's nuclear ambitions. "They want to have nuclear weapons, and I can have nuclear weapons. I've been saying that
for 30 years. I would never allow that to happen before I was in politics. And that country
will not have nuclear weapons." Iran has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes.
“Joe Hernandez and PR News. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund says”
the Iran Wars causing widespread pain throughout the world economy. And Chris Delina Georgieva says the major problem is the price of gasoline, but other commodities are also being affected. People are hurting. They're hurting because of sheer lack of quantities. If you are in the Philippines, you're cueing the same way people were cueing here in the 70s to feel your tank. They
are hurting because they may be in need of helium for semiconductors." Georgieva was speaking Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation." Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban lost his reelection bid to former ally, Peter Major, S. May Nicholson, has our reports. Speaking to supporters surprising the early on election night out going Prime Minister Victor Orban said he had congratulated the
victorious party. That party is Tissa and its leader, 45-year-old Peter Major, who addressing a crowd of thousands on the banks of the Danube called for unity, saying, "Let this be a victory for all Hungarians. Magdius' victory was hard won in an electoral system that over the past 16 years Orban had stacked in his favor from Gerrymandering to controlling the media. As Brussels now looks forward to working with a more pro-European Hungarian leader Moscow
“and the current White House administration have lost in Orban a key ally in Europe.”
For MPI News, I'm Esmina Kelson, in Budapest." Representative Eric Swallwell says he's suspending his campaign for California Governor. He made the announcement Sunday in a social media post saying that he's deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment that he's made in the past. Allegations of sexual misconduct with a former staffer were made public on Friday. He says those allegations are false.
You're listening to NPR News. President Trump sharply criticized Pope Leo de 14th on Sunday night in a social media post. He said the U.S. born Pope is not doing a very good job and is a very liberal person. Trump is responding to comments made by Leo earlier this weekend when he said a delusion of omnipotence is fueling the war in Iran. Trump later posted a photo suggesting he had
"saint-like powers akin to those of Jesus Christ." President Trump has fired the entire board of the San Francisco Percitio Trust. That's the federal agency running the Percitio National Park.
Vijan Asyavashki from KQED has more. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported that all six
trustees were terminated last week. Lisa Petrie is a spokesperson for the trust. She says the park will continue to operate normally. Trump signed an executive order last year cutting any federal funding to the trust, but Petrie says it has been self-sufficient since 2013. The trust's website says it raised nearly $60 million in net income just last year. No word yet on when the board will be filled.
For NPR News, I'm Vijan Sivoshi in San Francisco. The latest Super Mario movie took the top spot once again in the movie theaters. The Super Mario Galaxy movie brought in $69 million in domestic tickets assales this weekend. For a two-week total of $308 million internationally, the movie has brought in $629 million. The sequel
cost $110 million to produce. Project Hill Mary landed in second the sci-fi flick added
another $24.6 million to its total. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
