Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Iran's supreme leader, Ali Hamanay, his daughter and grandchild were killed in the U.S.
“Israeli strikes on the country today, according to Iranian state media.”
And here's Daniel Kurtzleben reports, President Trump says on social media, the U.S. will bomb Iran indefinitely. In his post, Trump called Hamanay, quote, "one of the most evil people in history," and touted the U.S. intelligence and technology that had led to Hamanay's death. Earlier today, Trump had urged Iranians to "take over your government."
Trump, in his post, said he hopes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian police
will join the people in that. He added that the U.S. bombing campaign, quote, "will continue uninterrupted throughout the week or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of peace throughout the Middle East and, indeed, the world." In an interview with Iran's state news agency today, Red Kressen has said that more
than 200 people have been killed and more than 700 wounded thus far in the strikes. Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News Several cities with large populations of Iranian descent held rallies celebrating the attacks and the Iatollah's death. Steve Futterman has more from one in Los Angeles.
In a section of West Los Angeles nickname, "Thorangeless," hundreds showed up in front of the federal building.
For a while, they blocked traffic, many wave, pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, and danced
on the street.
“I'm 49 years old, so ever since I remember, I, I, I, I hate this regime.”
One of those welcoming the news was Ryan Razavi. I was waiting for this moment, the whole, my entire, my life. I feel like I'm dreaming. A smaller rally took place in front of L.A. City Hall, a opposing the military action. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
Ukraine's president Zelensky seemed to endorse the strikes on Iran today, saying it gives the people an opportunity to get rid of an oppressive regime. And here's Joanna Kikisas has more. In a video address, Zelensky talked about the Iranian leadership's close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and how, during four years of all-out war, Russia has struck
Ukrainian cities more than 57,000 times with Iranian-designed Shah-ed drones. The Iranian regime chose to be an accomplice to Putin and supplies him with Shah-ed Zelensky
“said, not only with the drones, but with the technology to make them.”
Shah-ed's resemble small airplanes and often carry explosives. The drones buzz like mopeds when they fly into Ukrainian cities, often tearing into apartment buildings. Russian now produces thousands of these drones every month using Iranian Blueprints, Joanna Kikisas and PR News Cave. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The seventh movie in the scream horror franchise is making a lot of noise at the box office this weekend, and here's Bob Mondello has more. Firmout Pictures has a lot to scream about this weekend. The company appears to have won, it's hostile takeover bid to acquire Warner Brothers a rival Hollywood studio, and Ghostface Paramount's Masked Villain in the scream movies
is scaring up some serious ticket dollars.
Industry estimates have screamed seven, bringing in nearly $60 million by Sunday night.
It easily tops the opening of every previous scream movie. It's also close to double the opening of "Wuthering Heights" two weeks ago, which had been the best weekend start of 2026, Bob Mondello and PR News. Richard Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel issued his first shareholder letter today, or in Buffett stepped down at the end of last year, but he does remain the company's chairman.
Michael Angelo's last judgment is getting spruced up, a facial, if you will. Restores at "The Vatican Museums" are removing the chalky white film of salt that's accumulated over the fresco since its last major renovation three decades ago, and they're using a simple technique. Japanese rice paper dipped into stilled water and then applied to the fresco to remove
the film. That film, though, comes from the many visitors to the Vatican Museums around 25,000 a day who emit particles and create ambient humidity that reacts with the fresco. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington. You come to the New Yorker Radio Hour for conversations that go deeper.
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