Trump and NATO, Shaky Ceasefire In Middle East, Lebanon's Day Of Mourning

特朗普与北约,中东摇摇欲坠的停火,黎巴嫩哀悼日

Up First

2026-04-09

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President Trump met with NATO's Secretary-General at the White House and blasted the alliance afterward for not helping during the war, as the ceasefire is already showing cracks less than 24 hours after it was announced. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has started blocking ships in the Strait of Hormuz again, as Iran warns the U.S. it must choose between a ceasefire and continued war via Israel. And Lebanon declared a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes killed more than 250 people in a single day, with Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel this morning despite the ceasefire. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Gerry Holmes, Mohamad ElBardicy and Taylor Haney. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch. Our director is Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens. (0:00) Introduction(01:53) Trump and NATO(05:22) Shaky Ceasefire In Middle East(09:04) Lebanon's Day Of Mourning To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: 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
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  • The head of NATO visited Washington, insisting the alliance is helping the United States.

  • President Trump did not consult the allies before launching a war on Iran,

  • then talked of leaving the alliance when some refused to help.

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  • The ceasefire in the war with Iran has yet to cease all fire.

  • Gulf states are still intercepting Iranian attacks.

  • Iran has not fully opened the Strait of Hormuz.

  • And that's over.

  • Continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

  • The country declared a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes killed more than 250 people in a single day.

  • Hezbollah held its fire yesterday but shot rockets into northern Israel this morning.

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  • President Trump met with the NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda at the White House on Wednesday.