Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

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President Trump's special envoy is in Moscow for talks as Russia reviews a U.S. backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. The White House is rolling back more than two dozen environmental protections regulations, a move critics warn could lead to more pollution and health risks. And, Iran's Supreme Leader rejects President Trump's effort to start nuclear talks, calling it a deceptive attempt to pressure Tehran.

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0:00.0	Russia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Ukraine.
0:07.1	This, as an American envoy, is in Moscow to negotiate the plan Ukraine has already accepted.
0:12.1	Will he seal the deal or will Russia press for more concessions?
0:15.3	I mean Martinez, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.7	The Trump administration is gutting environmental rules, calling it a win for business, but critics
0:25.7	say the EPA rollbacks could lead to more pollution and health risks.
0:29.3	They're going to take our country back to a time when rivers caught on fire and kids
0:34.6	couldn't go outside without seizing up from an asthma attack.
0:38.4	And the president sent a letter to Iran proposing nuclear talks.
0:41.7	Can't let him have a nuclear weapon.
0:43.6	But the Supreme Leader is not buying Trump's offer.
0:46.1	He calls it a deception.
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