Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Vice President J.D. Vance is leading a U.S. Delegation in Pakistan today
for high-level talks aimed at ending the war in Iran.
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews Friday night, President Trump wished Vance luck.
He's got a big thing.
We'll find out what's going on.
They're militarily defeated, and now we're going to open up the Gulf with or without them.
But that'll be open.
We're going to be, or the straight, as they call it.
And I think it's going to go pretty quickly.
And if it doesn't, we'll be able to finish it off one way or the other.
Negotiations in Islamabad are expected to focus on stabilizing a fragile ceasefire
that was reached between Washington and Tehran earlier this week.
Trump had accused Iran of violating the deal by doing a poor job of opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Only a handful of ships have traveled through the critical waterway since the agreement was announced on Tuesday.
Astronauts aboard the Artemis II returned back to Earth last night, completing their nearly 10-day mission.
Tammy Mergo with member station KPBS reports hundreds of people gathered at a museum
in San Diego to welcome the crew home.
Hugs, tears, and plenty of cheers at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Hundreds of families from all over Southern California witnessed the Artemis II crew return to Earth safely.