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5 min readNPR News Now: April 15, 2026 — Iran War, Fed Chair Pressure, and Tax Day Complications
President Trump told Fox Business News that he believes the war with Iran "could soon end," as reports emerge that the U.S. and Iran may hold a second round of peace talks. In the same interview, Trump said he wants to fire Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell, whose term as chair ends May 15 but who can remain until a successor is confirmed by the Senate and can also stay on as a Fed governor. Trump has been pressuring Powell to leave, saying, "If he's not leaving on time, I've held back firing him. I've wanted to fire him." It remains unclear whether Trump would remove Powell even as a temporary leader or seek to force him off the board entirely.
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- 1 (00:03) **Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon, Threatens to Fire Fed Chair** - Trump tells Fox Business he believes the war with Iran may end, and separately says he wants to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
- 2 (00:57) **IMF Warns Iran War Could Trigger Global Recession** - The International Monetary Fund forecasts the war in Iran could cause a global recession, with the UK singled out as especially vulnerable.
- 3 (01:58) **Tax Day Warning: Postal Service May Not Postmark Returns on Time** - NPR's Hanzi Loong reports that USPS cutbacks mean some mail dropped off today may not get a postmark until tomorrow, risking IRS penalties.
- 4 (03:00) **Appeals Court Blocks Judge's Probe of Trump Officials Over Deportation Flights** - A federal appeals court rules that a lower judge abused his discretion by investigating former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others for potential criminal contempt.
- 5 (03:33) **Germany Hosts Sudan Humanitarian Conference** - An international conference in Germany aims to raise over $1 billion for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where famine is the worst in decades.
- 6 Standout Quotes
- 7 "I prefer to die instead of seeing my child crying from requesting for food." — Mohammed Tijani, aid worker in Darfur, quoting a woman in an aid camp.
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