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Vice President J.D. Vance is postponing his trip to Switzerland to negotiate with Iran.
NPR's Rob Schmitz reports Tehran says the official signing ceremony scheduled for today in Lucerne has been called off.
The announcement comes amidst renewed Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon
that killed at least 18 people according to Lebanon's health ministry.
Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed in fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
The first article of the peace agreement that the U.S.
And Iran were scheduled to sign today promises to ensure the territorial integrity of Lebanon.
It's not clear when or if the U.S.
And Iran will finalize the peace agreement.
Earlier this week, President Trump said the U.S.
Would bomb Iran if it violated the agreement.
An Iran speaker of parliament responded with a social media post saying if the agreement is breached,
Iran would deliver, quote, a crushing response to the enemy.
Rob Schmitts, NPR News, Lucer.
The legal team for Luigi Mangioni is backing away from plans to mount a psychiatric defense.
The shift came a day after his attorneys said they would argue he was experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance.
NPR's Brian Mann reports Mangioni is accused in the fatal shooting of a top insurance company executive.
Mangione pleaded not guilty to killing Brian Thompson, CEO of the insurance company UnitedHealthcare in Manhattan
in 2024. At a hearing Wednesday, his team acknowledged Mangione had been undergoing psychiatric evaluation