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President Trump says the air strikes against Iran will continue.
“The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran's Saturday morning local time, and”
not long after they began Iran's Supreme Leader was killed, along with two members of his family. Iran quickly launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and other countries. NPR's Daniel Estrin is in Tel Aviv right now, and he says that so far, Israel's leadership is not taking a talking watch about how long the attack will continue.
All they're saying is that it's going to take as long as necessary, and the Israelis have announced that they carried out the largest aerial operation, the largest Air Force operation in Israeli history, around 200 fighter jets.
So a real blitz at the very beginning, a person briefed on this operation is told me that
we're expecting another couple of days of intense strikes in Iran, and retaliatory strikes in Israel as well. So we're looking at Sunday and Monday, at least, and it could go on for many more days.
“NPR's Daniel Estrin, an effort to limit the ability of the President to carry out sustained”
military action in Iran without approval of Congress is taking on new urgency, and Piersam Greenglass, as more. The strikes, which began early Saturday, were launched without congressional authorization. Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power to declare war. A U.S. official says the Secretary of State notified several top Democrats and Republicans
shortly before the attack. While most congressional Republicans have praised the operation, most Democrats, and a few Republicans want an immediate vote on a resolution to prevent further unauthorized action in Iran. Similar resolutions focused on President Trump's intervention in Venezuela narrowly failed earlier this year, but with Trump signalling a more sustained operation in Iran, the
calculus for some lawmakers could change. Sam Greenglass and Piersam News, Washington.
“Lebanon's militant group has belies, condemning the U.S. and Israeli strikes against”
Iran. So far not launched any attacks, and Piersam, the U.S., as a report. Hezbollah has warned that it would not stay neutral if Iran were attacked. Israel, meanwhile, has made clear that it would retaliate, leading to fears that Lebanon again could be dragged into all out war.
Israel has continued nearly daily strikes in South Lebanon despite the U.S. brokerage ceasefire in late 2024, but the Lebanese foreign minister has said that Lebanon had received warnings that Israel could attack Lebanese infrastructure targets if hezbollah intervenes. After Saturday's strikes on Iran, long lines formed at gas stations across Beirut. Drivers said they feared fuel shortages if fighting broke out.
Several international airlines canceled flights to Beirut, and the U.S. State Department urged Americans to leave widely still could. Jawahad Rasqallah, MPR News, Beirut. And your listening to NPR News. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteris is calling for an immediate return to negotiations
between the U.S. and Iran. He says they must pull the region and the world back from the brink. Gutteris was speaking during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Saturday. He warned the fighting could lead to a potentially wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability.
The seventh movie in the scream "Hore franchise" is making a lot of noise at the box office this weekend, NPR's Bob Bondello as our details. Paramount 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 scream 7 bringing in nearly $60 million by Sunday night, that 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 Bondello and PR News. A tribute to Ozzy Osbourne was performed during Saturday's "Brit Music Awards" Osbourne died last year and was honored by members of Black Sabbath, band Robbie Williams.
Olivia Dean took home four awards including "For Artists of the Year" and "Song of the Year" Rosalia won Best International Artist while Geese won for Best International Group, Rosé and Bruno Mars won Best International Song. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
