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The United States has temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran, allowing the country to sell its oil in U.S. dollars on the global market. This temporary measure enables Iran to sell freely at standard prices, as other major Gulf oil producers do. The 60-day sanctions exemption is part of several economic incentives intended to benefit Iran.

• 🎧 The oil sanctions waivers will encourage Iran to comply with U.S. demands regarding its nuclear program during the negotiations, NPR’s Aya Batrawy tells Up First. The current agreement also releases billions of Iran’s frozen funds held in overseas accounts in Qatar. Vice President Vance, who is the face of these negotiations, is promoting this deal as primarily beneficial for the U.S. He says Iran will not receive any benefits until it changes its policies. Vance adds that Iran has agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to return to the country, describing this as “the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran.” Vance seems to be indicating that the inspectors will evaluate nuclear sites such as Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz, which suffered damage from U.S. airstrikes last year. Iran says that there are no plans for inspections of the damaged nuclear sites and that this topic was not discussed.

President Trump is traveling to Lehigh Valley, Pa., today to tour a Mack Trucks manufacturing plant and promote his economic achievements. This marks his first domestic trip since signing an agreement with Iran to end the fighting in the Middle East. During this visit, the president has the opportunity to shift attention back to his domestic agenda, especially as he faces low approval ratings. According to NPR’s recent polling, just 36% of voters approve of Trump’s overall job performance, while 59% disapprove.

• 🎧 NPR’s Franco Ordoñez says he expects the president to outline the economic gains he has promised will emerge once the fighting stops. Trump has been clear that the high cost of living in America will change once the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens. He says that gas prices will drop significantly, along with other energy costs. Although Trump could tout the potential drop in prices, Ordoñez says he wouldn’t be surprised if the president also urges people to be patient. Even with the reopening of the crucial waterway, it could take months before drivers see gas prices return to pre-conflict levels.

In Minnesota, a federal judge dismissed grand jury subpoenas issued by the Trump administration, ruling that they aimed to harass, coerce and retaliate against state officials who resisted the federal government’s immigration policies. The judge sided with the arguments of Minnesota state and city officials, who said that the subpoenas violated the 10th Amendment, which prevents the federal government from compelling or intimidating local governments into adopting specific policies.