War in Iran Day 87 — Rubio: Deal "Maybe Today," Khamenei Injured in Airstrike, Memorial Day — 1930s Radio Broadcast | May 25, 2026

This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Monday, May the twenty-fifth, 2026 — Day 87 of the war with Iran. Memorial Day.Today's report:Rubio: "Maybe today" — "a pretty solid thing on the table" for opening strait + "time-limited nuclear negotiation"Trump walks back: deal "isn't even fully negotiated yet" — "great and meaningful or no deal"Trump hits back at Democrats criticizing emerging dealAP: US "close to deal" — Iran would give up enriched uranium, details/timelines TBDTasnim: MoU includes "roadmap to end war on all fronts" — sanctions waived during talksTasnim: Iran has NOT accepted actions on nuclear program — 30 days Hormuz, 60 days nuclearCNN: 2-phase deal — (1) reopen Hormuz, (2) 30-60 day nuclear talksMojtaba Khamenei sustained "superficial injuries" in Feb 28 airstrike that killed his father — first official confirmationSource: Khamenei has "endorsed" the deal processGhalibaf reelected as parliamentary speaker — pragmatic faction prevailsIRGC: 30+ vessels through Hormuz in past 24 hours — 2nd consecutive day of elevated trafficIranian MP Rezaei: "If US wants $6 gasoline, it can continue bluffing"Ben Gvir: time to "bang on Trump's table" and return to "intense war"Smotrich: approved NIS 2B for anti-drone tech — "for every drone, 10 buildings in Beirut"Israeli strikes continued in al-Qlailah todayLebanon: 3,000+ killed, 9,000+ wounded, 116 medical workers; 21 IDF soldiersCongressional reaction: Johnson "big thing for midterms"; Tillis "doomed to fail"; Booker "hypocrisy"; Massie supportsGas $4.51 — most expensive Memorial Day in 4 years; JPMorgan: $97/barrel if strait opens early JuneCuba: Democrats filed war powers resolution; Congress on recessDeath toll: Iran ~3,468; Lebanon 3,000+; Israel 40+ (21 soldiers); US 13 KIA, 365 woundedDorothy's Strawberry Icebox Cake for Memorial Day. Red and white. Fifteen minutes to assemble. The icebox does the rest.📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH — Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated.SOURCES:CNN — Rubio "still a work in progress," 2-phase deal, Khamenei "superficial injuries," Ben Gvir/Smotrich, Massie, IRGC 30+ vessels, Johnson/Tillis/Booker, gas $4.51: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/world/live-news/iran-war-us-peace-deal (6 minutes ago)CNN — Deal expected in 2 phases, 30-60 days nuclear, Tasnim, sanctions waived, Memorial Day gas: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/24/world/live-news/iran-war-news (6 hours ago)WaPo — Trump "isn't fully negotiated yet," oil fell, stocks rose: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/24/us-iran-near-deal-extend-ceasefire-reopen-hormuz/ (18 minutes ago)Times of Israel — Trump "great and meaningful," Ben Gvir, Smotrich NIS 2B, al-Qlailah strikes, billboard "Forever in Iran's Hand": https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-25-2026/ (1 hour ago)Express Tribune — Rubio "maybe today," Ghalibaf reelected speaker, Khamenei "endorsed," Rezaei "$6 gasoline," 30 days Hormuz 60 days nuclear: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2609959/trump-says-there-is-no-rush-for-iran-deal-us-blockade-stays (5 hours ago)NPR — Trump "largely negotiated," Munir/Pezeshkian, Pakistan FM Dar, Memorial Day gas prices: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/g-s1-124145/trump-iran-deal-strait-of-hormuz (20 hours ago)AP/Washington Times — US "close to deal," uranium, details TBD: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/24/us-claims-progress-details-emerge-potential-iran-deal/ (1 day ago)Al Jazeera — MoU includes "roadmap to end war," Tasnim nuclear not accepted, 30+60 days: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/24/us-iran-inch-closer-to-deal-to-end-the-war-what-to-know (1 day ago)