NPR News: 06-13-2026 2PM EDT

NPR News Now for June 13, 2026, opens with a flurry of international developments: a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal appears imminent, the Trump administration announces it has killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua cartel in Venezuela, and President Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center. The episode also covers Scotland’s return to the Men’s World Cup, the New York Knicks’ championship hopes, and new legislation targeting 3D-printed guns.

U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Nears Signing

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says he expects a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran to be signed within the next 24 hours. President Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the deal is scheduled for tomorrow. Sharif posted on X that Pakistan is preparing for an electronic signing of the peace deal, to be followed by technical-level talks the next day. The Iranian Foreign Minister posted similar news, saying the U.S.-Iran negotiations were in their final stage. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman was reported in Iranian media as saying the deal will include releasing billions of dollars that have been frozen in Gulf banks. He also said that at this stage, the deal will not address Iran’s enriched uranium. While momentum appears to be building to end the latest Middle East war, the report notes that Iran and the U.S. have come close before to negotiating a deal only t