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Giles Snyder (0:16)
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The US And Iran have now held two rounds of indirect talks over Iran's disputed nuclear program, the latest this week in Geneva. There's there's been no sign of a breakthrough. And as tensions mount, the Trump administration is ramping up military forces in the region. Here's NPR's Greg Myy.
Greg Myy (0:37)
President Trump has confirmed his second aircraft carrier. The USS Gerald R. Ford is going from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, and each carrier usually has somewhere around 75 planes aboard. So this is becoming a very large force with a concentration of planes and ships that can carry out airstrikes. We should note there's no buildup of US Ground troops anywhere in the region. These pieces are all still moving into place, but it's well beyond what's needed for leverage against Iran.
Giles Snyder (1:07)
There's also no sign of a breakthrough in the latest U. S Brokered talks over the war in Ukraine. Wednesday's talks in Geneva were the third round organized by the US after meetings earlier this year in Abu Dhabi. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Russia of trying to drag out the negotiations while it presses its invasion. Meanwhile, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led a group of Democratic lawmakers to Odessa, a key Ukrainian port that's been hard hit in Russia's war, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Michelle Kellerman (1:40)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen says she and her colleagues met with American business leaders in Odessa who have faced Russian attacks. Richard Blumenthal, another Senate Democrat, puts it.
Richard Blumenthal (1:50)
This way, it's open season on American business. There are about 600 major businesses here. Nearly half of them have been directly and purposefully attacked. The American people deserve to know that Putin is targeting American businesses.
Michelle Kellerman (2:07)
He's also pushing for more sanctions, saying countries that are buying Russian gas should be given, quote, strong incentives to stop. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News.
Giles Snyder (2:17)
The State Department at the Winter Olympics double drama of men's ice hockey as the two favorites, the US And Canada, were both forced into overtime and knockout quarterfinal games. Steve Futterman reports.