2026-04-24
16 分钟Good morning.
Trump claims this is why talks with Iran are frozen.
They want to make a deal.
We have been speaking to them, but they don't even know who's leading the country.
They're in turmoil.
The Associated Press looks at who's really running the country right now.
The Pope concludes his marathon tour of Africa.
His biographer, NPR's Scott Detrow, explains how the pontiffs juggled his visit with attacks from the White House.
And a soldier involved in the capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
is charged after betting big sums on the former president's fate.
It's Friday, April 24th.
I'm Cecilia Lay, and this is Apple News Today.
Shoot to kill was President Trump's order yesterday against any Iranian vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Both the U.S.
And Iran have competing blockades in place, cutting off the world from a vital waterway for oil supplies.
Their operations also appear to be stalling negotiations for now,
as each side seize and intercept cargos and displays a force.
Yesterday, when asked for a timeline on ending the war with Iran, Trump said, don't rush me.
And he blamed faltering talks on the state of the Iranian leadership.
Their leaders are gone.