What’s next after Iran truce / Hormuz status / Israel and Lebanon

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent truce between the United States and Iran and its implications for the Middle East.

At the 11th-hour, with President Trump’s self-imposed deadline looming, the United States and Iran entered into a truce. Will it hold? Is the war over? What’s the way ahead? Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR International Correspondent Daniel Estrin walk through where things stand from the point of view of each of the major stakeholders: the United States, Israel, Lebanon and Iran. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Mary Louise Kelly

Guests: Tom Bowman, Daniel Estrin

Topics covered

• Iran truce
• US foreign policy
• Middle East conflict
• Israel
• Lebanon
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Iran
• truce
• US
• Israel
• Lebanon
• Trump
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States, Iran, Israel, Lebanon

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