Greenland has said it is not for sale, Denmark has said it can't even legally...
Greenland, and whether Trump can or will or should try to control their purchase
a territory that does not want to be sold is one question, but on planet money we are more interested in how we even got to this moment and how we might gracefully get out of it. Listen to planet money on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hamanini, his daughter and his grandchild have been killed in the US's really strikes underway in that country. That's according to Iran's state media, as NPR's Danielle Kurt Sleb and reports President Trump says on social media that the US will continue to bomb Iran indefinitely. In his post, Trump called Hamanai, quote, "one of the most evil people in history," and
“how did the US intelligence had technology that had led to Hamanai's death?”
Earlier today, Trump had urged Iranians to quote, "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 US 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 Kurt Sleb and NPR News House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries says he will not shed any tears about the deaths of Iran's leader, saying he brutalized his own people. But he says he's troubled by what seems to be a lack of US leadership for what happens
after the bombing stops. What comes next is unclear because the Trump administration has not been able to articulate a plan one to ensure that US forces are not entangled in a forever war in the Middle East, which we know would be a disaster.
And this notion of regime change has never been successful as most recently indicated by
its failure in Iraq, its failure in Libya, and its failure in Afghanistan. Many members of both parties of Congress mean, while he'd demanding a quick vote on a war powers resolution that could restrain Trump's attack on Iran, however, most Republicans disagree with that motion. Following the strikes, Iran says its closing, the straight-of-hormous, that waterway
“is crucial to the world oil trade, and Piers J. Nareff has more.”
Iran's state media said this was the announcement relayed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, to ships in the area around the strategic waterway. "Our navigating through one of the three top hormous is forbidden. No ships in every type is not allowed to ask from the three top hormous." Iran also warned a plan to launch drone attacks on commercial vessels, it said they would
be part of what it called intense attacks during the night targeting military and economic interests, then there a waterway controlled by Iran connects the biggest Gulf oil producers with the export route to outside markets, closing the straight could lead to higher oil prices, J. Nareff and Pier News, Aman. "And you're listening to NPR News."
China has called for the military strikes against Iran to stop immediately, and Piers Jennifer Pack reports from Beijing. China's foreign ministry has called on the U.S. and Israel to respect Iran's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. And it says all sides should resume talks to uphold peace and stability in the Middle
East. China and Iran are close strategic partners, but that friendship has its limits, just days before the strikes and Iranian broadcaster asked at a Chinese Foreign Ministry press conference, whether China would join Russia to support Iran in the event the U.S. attacks. spokesperson Mouning did not answer the question directly.
Instead, she says China hopes all parties will exercise restraint, and is happy to facilitate peaceful talks. Jennifer Pack and Pier News, Beijing "Hundreds of thousands of travelers are stranded following the start of the fighting on Saturday.
Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain have all closed their airspace to commercial flights.
“That has led to the closure of key hub airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Dowa, more than”
1,800 flights have also been canceled by major Middle Eastern Airlines. It's unclear how long the disruptions will last." Oil traders are preparing for potentially major swings in prices when markets open this coming week. On Friday, Brent Crude closed to the seven month high of $72.87 on fears of a war with Iran.
And now that fighting has begun its clear, unclear what will happen with prices, and will say prices could calm down though if shipping lands remain open.
I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
This week on the Empire Politics podcast, the CBS Stephen Colbert Dustup is part of a pattern.
Corporations are changing to avoid angering President Trump and his administration.
“It's really the first time I can remember so many of these organizations have bent because”
of their own business interests.
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