This NPR News broadcast covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, the death of influential U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, the European Union’s potential ban on Israeli settlement goods, and key outcomes from the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. The episode delivers urgent
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