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Morning news brief

By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM EDT

How Trump has responded to the Iran-Israel conflict, U.S. intelligence and Israel differ on status of Iran's nuclear program, immigration raids continue as Trump administration sends mixed messages.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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A Martínez

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