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Iran says it will not negotiate directly with the United States, unless the Trump administration
honors its agreement reached in June.
“The memorandum of understanding or the MUU called for limits on Tehran's nuclear”
program in exchange for sanctions relief. NPR's Hadil al-Salshave reports from Istanbul. Speaking to reporters Iranian Foreign Minister Abbasadakhji said that Iran was exchanging messages via intermediaries, but that he would not call the process an negotiation with the US.
He said that the brokers were trying to find a way back to talks. Khatat un-Pakistan have been the main mediators in the process. The US broke a 60-day ceasefire that was stipulated in the memorandum of understanding when it began a new wave of strikes on Iran in July. Adapchi said that an agreement between Iran and Oman to open the state of Hormuz was in its
final stages.
Iran has said that the opening of the state is contingent on conditions, including the
US going back to the June agreement. Hadil al-Salshave and PR news is Istanbul. Some are travelers are feeling the effects of higher prices, both at the gas pump and when booking flights.
“As NPR is Steven Basahat reports, domestic and international air fairs have risen since”
the start of the US war with Iran. An average domestic flight last week costs about $80 more than a year ago, according to the travel site Kayak. Henry Bernal is a lecturer at California State University Fullerton, and says even if the deal to reopen the state of Hormuz is reached, it will take a long time for flights
to get cheaper. That's actually a similar pattern to what we saw following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It took about a year after gas prices started going down until we saw the same pattern with air fairs. The average international flight was about $170 more expensive than the same time last year.
Steven Basahat and PR news. The window to register to vote will soon close in some of the last statewide primary elections of the year, and PR is Hansi Lohong reports on the upcoming deadlines. If you are eligible to vote in this Tuesdays primary and Connecticut, in-person registration ends on Monday at 12 noon local time, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, also a whole primary
next Tuesday. Ellsville voters who haven't yet registered in those states can do so as late as primary day. Monday is also the last state of register in Rhode Island, either in person, by mail, or online before that state September 9th, primary.
In Wyoming, in-person sign-ups are available through that state's August 18th primary. You can confirm your registration status by visiting your state's official election website before the deadline. Election officials can remove your name from voter rolls, especially if you recently moved change your name or haven't voted in a while.
On Zila Wong and PR news. Health officials in Louisiana urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge and infections from a flesh-eating bacteria. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of infections so far this year. You're listening to NPR News.
Drive along a Texas highway in the summer and you'll usually see signs of advertising fresh local peaches. But this year, things are different for the summer staple food. Natalie Weber reports from Houston Public Media. This year's harvest is smaller than normal after an unusually warm winter and a late spring
freeze. In Hartman, a fruit crop researcher with Texas ANM University predicts that this year's peach crop will be less than half of last year's harvest. He says Texas weather is highly variable, but he has noticed a pattern. In recent history, though, we've seen a trend of getting less chilling.
Texas saw its warmest winter on record since 1895. Climate change is creating new challenges for farmers and ranchers in many parts of the country. For NPR News, I'm Natalie Weber, and Houston. Kellogg has some good news for fans of its breakfast cereals. The company says it will be able to remove all artificial dyes from its cereals by the end
of this year. That's a change that is ahead of schedule. The cereal maker had earlier said it would remove synthetic dyes from its products by the end of 2027. But now the company says it has been able to identify fruit and vegetable-based juices that
will give cereals like fruit loops and apple jacks, their distinctive colors. The battlecreek Michigan-based company also says it will soon be able to remove BHT. That's an artificial preservative. Kellogg says only a small number of its cereal products can contain that preservative. I'm Linda Kenyan, and PR News in Washington.
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