Trump and Iran Talks, Iran Reacts to Ship Seized, Tariff Refunds
Up First from NPR
Apr 20, 2026
U.S. forces have seized an Iranian cargo ship as President Trump threatens to annihilate Iran’s civilian infrastructure if a new deal isn’t signed by Wednesday. Simultaneously, the administration faces a logistical nightmare as 330,000 businesses begin reclaiming $166 billion in tariffs recently ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
Key insight: President Trump threatened to "knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran" in an all-caps social media post, even as his own negotiators—including Vice President JD Vance and Jared Kushner—prepared for talks in Pakistan.
