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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Trump claimed in G7 call that Iran is "about to surrender" Fri Mar 13 09:01:48 2026

President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," according to three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call. - 24 hours later, Iran's new supreme leader issued his first public statement vowing to keep fighting. Why it matters: Trump is as confident about the war's outcome in private as he is in public. But his assessment is colliding with a more complex reality on the ground. - The Iranian regime has shown no signs of imminent surrender or collapse — and on Day 14 of the war, is moving to gain more leverage by choking off the Strait of Hormuz . Behind the scenes: Trump boasted about the results of Operation Epic Fury on the G7 call Wednesday morning, telling…

President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," according to three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call. - 24 hours later, Iran's new supreme leader issued his first public statement vowing to keep fighting. Why it matters: Trump is as confident about the war's outcome in private as he is in public. But his assessment is colliding with a more complex reality on the ground. - The Iranian regime has shown no signs of imminent surrender or collapse — and on Day 14 of the war, is moving to gain more leverage by choking off the Strait of Hormuz . Behind the scenes: Trump boasted about the results of Operation Epic Fury on the G7 call Wednesday morning, telling…Open

NPR (Jennifer Ludden) - Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing Fri Mar 13 08:55:29 2026

Manufactured homes have long faced stigma and been confined to trailer parks. But with updated designs – and zoning codes – more suburbs and cities are turning to them for affordable housing.

Manufactured homes have long faced stigma and been confined to trailer parks. But with updated designs – and zoning codes – more suburbs and cities are turning to them for affordable housing.Open

NPR (A Martínez) - Morning news brief Fri Mar 13 08:55:25 2026

Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.Open

ABCNEWS - US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river Fri Mar 13 08:15:20 2026

The United States is getting slammed by a stretch of weather extremes, from flooding rain to record heat and late-season snow

NYTIMES (Helene Cooper, Greg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt) - U.S. KC-135 Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says Fri Mar 13 08:02:06 2026

The crash was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.