U.S. strikes at Iran targets even as peace talks intensify

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  Good morning.

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  Both sides hint at progress and talks to end the war with Iran.

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  But as the Wall Street Journal tells us, lasting peace is far from certain.

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  Trump and the U.S. may have won the military aspect of the war with Iran,

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  but right now they're on the battlefield of diplomacy and Trump is not winning the peace.

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  and what we know and don't know about the controversial new DOJ fund.

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  It's Tuesday, May 26th.

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  I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamit Tabassu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  The contours of an agreement to end the US-Israeli conflict with Iran appear to be emerging.

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  But a holiday weekend that began with positive updates has ended with more questions and plenty of skepticism.

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  On Saturday, President Trump suggested an agreement had been, quote, largely negotiated.

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  In effect, he was announcing a deal to set up the talks.

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  That's Alex Ward, national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal.

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  So phase one would have been something like the Strait of Hormuz reopens and the U.S. lifts a blockade on Iran.

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  Then they set the terms and it ultimately ends down the line with Iran having no ability to make a nuclear weapon.

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  But by Monday, the momentum had stalled.

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  The Iranian foreign ministry acknowledged understanding on, quote, a large portion of the issues,

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