Morning Edition · Fri, Nov 13 · 6:57 a.m.

The Essential 10 · about 3 minutes

1. New

   Trump says no Iran deal is needed and redirects Vance to domestic issues

   Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States does not need a deal with Iran and redirected JD Vance to domestic issues, despite reports that Vance had been involved in efforts to restart negotiations. Trump said Vance should focus on what he called corruption and crime in Democratic-led cities and states.

   Reporting: The American Conservative, jfeed.com, indianewsnetwork.com, radaronline.com, dailykos.com

2. New

   Howard Lutnick agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee about Nvidia exports to China

   Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee about the Commerce Department's oversight of Nvidia's AI chip exports to China, CNBC reported, as lawmakers scrutinize whether the department adequately restricted sales amid national security concerns.

   Reporting: CNBC, WION, Pluang

3. New

   Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it destroyed a U.S. radar installation in Bahrain

   Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday its Aerospace Force targeted and destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar installation in Bahrain, in retaliation for a strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, southern Iran. The claim could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate comment from Washington or Manama.

   Reporting: Al Jazeera, UkrMedia News, The Times of India, Iran International, Anadolu Agency, KTVN 2 News Nevada, Newser

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4. Updated

   Microsoft reports only marginal success restoring services during a global outage affecting 74 countries

   Microsoft described its progress restoring Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services as only “marginal success” more than 12 hours into a global outage affecting users in 74 countries, Al Jazeera reported Friday. Beinsure separately reported that Microsoft had seen “positive results” for service stability and increased capacity after traffic-optimization measures, but no full restoration had been confirmed.

   Reporting: USA Today, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, Beinsure, malwarebytes.com, edtechinnovationhub.com

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5. New

   Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen challenged Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leadership

   Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday he would challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York for the Senate Democratic leadership post of majority leader, setting up a contest as Democrats prepare to take control of the chamber. Van Hollen said voters had called for “new leadership”; Schumer said he had the votes to retain the job.

   Reporting: NBC News, CNN, The Hill, The Washington Post, Financial Times, MS NOW, Roll Call

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6. New

   British police arrested a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel for suspected spying for Russia

   U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner, 41, was arrested Tuesday near Gloucester, England, on suspicion of attempting to spy for Russia. The officer, assigned to NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters, is expected to be charged in Britain in the coming days.

   Reporting: USA Today, ABC News, NBC News, The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, Latin Times, The Washington Times

7. New

   IAEA says it is increasingly concerned about Iran’s uninspected Isfahan enrichment plant

   The International Atomic Energy Agency said it is increasingly concerned about Iran’s underground Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Plant, declared to the agency in June 2025, which Iran has not permitted inspectors to enter. A confidential report to member states, seen by Reuters, said the agency does not know the plant’s exact location, safeguards status or whether it contains nuclear material.

   Reporting: The Times of Israel, Internazionale (with Reuters), The Media Line, The Jerusalem Post, Streamline, Investing.com News (with Reuters), lbc.co.uk

8. Updated

   Jared Kushner said Vladimir Putin agreed to European involvement in Ukraine peace talks

   U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Vladimir Putin agreed to a European role in the next Ukraine peace talks, after Kushner and fellow U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near Dublin on Nov. 12. Kushner said a deal was impossible without Europe.

   Reporting: PBS News, CBC News, Hromadske, WPDE News

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9. New

   Ukraine’s Security Service said it targeted a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland

   Ukraine’s Security Service said it targeted the Russian Buyan-M-class warship Naro-Fominsk with a drone in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, as part of a wider operation against Russia’s Ust-Luga oil export depot. Finland’s military said it detected a strike on a Russian warship; the extent of damage and any casualties remained unclear.

   Reporting: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Saudi Gazette, lbc.co.uk, nacionale.com

10. New

    The Justice Department obtained court authorization to seize cryptocurrency stolen from Binance

    The Justice Department obtained authorization covering more than $1.2 billion in Binance assets, an amount already part of the larger pool frozen rather than an additional recovery. The funds are part of more than $2.7 billion frozen after a roughly $6.3 billion theft attributed by the FBI and Binance to North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor.

    Reporting: The Record by Recorded Future, BigGo Finance, securityweek.com, cryptonomist.ch