Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
President Trump says his administration is in serious talks with a new Iranian regime he calls, quote, more reasonable.
Writing online this morning, Trump says if no deal is reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately,
the U.S.
Will blow up all of Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells, and cargillant.
Trump is also threatening to possibly blow up all of Iran's desalination plants.
That would cut off water to millions of Iranian civilians.
But NPR's Emily Fang says Iran does not appear to be capitulating.
The through line in all of this is that Iran's leaders are feeling confident enough that even after weeks of heavy U.S.
And Israeli bombing, they're still negotiating aggressively with the U.S.
And they've also threatened deadly force.
If the U.S. Deploys troops on the ground in Iran.
NPR's Emily Fang reporting.
Israel says it's widening its invasion of southern Lebanon and striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut.
Lebanese officials say at least 49 people were killed in Israeli attacks yesterday.
A U.N. Peacekeeper was also killed, but NPR's Lauren Frayer says it is unclear by whom.
Video posted to social media shows a UN helicopter landing in southern Lebanon
to evacuate the wounded from a peacekeeping base there.
Indonesia says the peacekeeper killed was one of its citizens and that three others
were wounded by indirect artillery fire.