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5 min readThis NPR News Now broadcast from April 5, 2026, recaps heated US-Iran exchanges over the Strait of Hormuz, alongside US domestic updates on gas prices, voter registration, a court ruling on education policy, and Hollywood's box office surge.
Escalating US-Iran Rhetoric on Strait of Hormuz
President Trump posted an expletive-filled message on social media demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday, threatening to target more bridges and power plants if it refused. Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations fired back via its official X account, accusing Trump of seeking "an endless war" in the region and committing war crimes by threatening civilian infrastructure; it called for immediate international intervention. Mehti Tabotaboe, deputy for communications in Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian's office, dismissed Trump's words as "obscenities and nonsense" born of desperation, using his own insults to say the strait would reopen only after Iran receives war reparations. NPR's Piers Deep Harvas reported from Turkey on the back-and-forth, highlighting how both sides amplified the dispute through public posts.
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- 1 (00:00) **NPR News Intro** - Janine Herbst opens the broadcast from Washington
- 2 (00:06) **US-Iran Rhetoric Heats Up** - Trump uses vulgar language on social media threatening Iran's infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz closure
- 3 (00:20) **Iran's UN Mission Fires Back** - Official X account accuses Trump of seeking endless war and committing war crimes via civilian targets
- 4 (01:03) **Iranian Official Responds** - Deputy in president's office labels Trump's post as desperate obscenities
- 5 (01:27) **Trump on Gas Prices** - President claims prices drop post-war due to US oil production
- 6 (02:04) **Voter Registration Deadlines** - Days left in some states, at least a week in others for primaries
- 7 (02:27) **USPS Warnings for Mail-In** - Avoid last-minute drops due to postmark changes
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