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U.S. Central Command announced today three U.S. service members have been killed.
“In the joint, U.S. Israeli military operation against Iran.”
Five others were seriously wounded. A U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly says they were with the army, based in Kuwait.
These are their first reported casualties of the war.
The Pentagon says major combat operations continue in Iran today. On Capitol Hill, top intelligence lawmakers are casting different visions for what comes next. NPR's Luke Garrett reports. Republican chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Tom Cotton, celebrated the operation
on CNN and called it necessary to deter Iran from long-range missile development. "It's much easier to kill the archer on the ground than it is to shoot his arrow out of the sky." He said the stage is set for regime change, but ranking member of the Senate Intelligence
“Committee, Mark Warner, a Democrat, called the operation "war of choice."”
He said he seen no intelligence that Iran posed a direct threat to the U.S. before the attack. Warner told CNN, "Bridgeem change is unlikely." "We have had very little visibility into what happens next after the spring leader is eliminated." Both Warner and Cotton expect continued fighting in the coming days. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Satellite images are showing some of the damage by U.S. and Israeli air strikes to military facilities around Iran. NPR's Jeff Brumfield has more.
Iran's revolutionary guard corps have hidden missiles deep inside mountain tunnels.
New satellite imagery from the commercial company planet shows that entrances to several tunnels were destroyed near the city of Tobree's other images by commercial company Vantor show Iranian warships ablaze at a naval base on the southern coast and a nearby drone base that's been destroyed.
“The U.S. and Israel say they've carried out air strikes across the country against”
Iranian military targets over the past 48 hours, but Iran continues to launch missiles and drones throughout the region. Jeff Brumfield and PR News. China is condemning the killing of Iran's supreme leader. NPR's Jennifer Pack reports.
Iran is foreign minister Wang Yi says it is unacceptable for the U.S. and Israel to openly kill the leader of a sovereign country and incite regime change. In a call with his Russian counterpart, Wang also condemned the attacks against Iran when negotiations were ongoing. He says the U.S. and Israel are violating international law and norms.
According to Wang, China is highly concerned how the conflict has spread in the region. Using the risk that the Middle East could be pushed into what he calls a dangerous abyss. China and Iran are close to strategic partners, but the Chinese have encouraged restraint from all sides, calling for an immediate ceasefire and a return to the negotiating table.
Jennifer Pack and PR News Beijing. This is NPR News. The White House says President Trump spoke today with the leaders of Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, no details were provided. All three countries have been hit by Iranian missiles, along with Qatar and Jordan.
Health officials in Colorado have changed their rules for obtaining a birth certificate long after a child is born. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports, the previous requirements, were among the countries most restrictive. The current rules require at least one official government document from the first 10 years
of a child's life to get what's called a delayed birth certificate. But if a child's parents didn't register their kids for government documents, that child
would never have a way to get a birth certificate or a social security number.
New rules were passed unanimously by the health board. Applications will now allow certain more recent documents. Colorado Legal Services Attorney Casey Sherman. I cannot overstate what a massive change this will be for our finance. It essentially unlocks all the benefits to American citizenship with that door was
previously closed to people. It's huge. The rules go into effect on March 20th. For NPR News, I'm Dan Boyce in Colorado Springs. A leading medical journal has published an editorial titled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. one year
of failure. The Lancet criticizes many transactions since becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services, such as reducing the number of employees cutting scientific research and undermining vaccines. Kennedy has expressed disdain for mainstream medical journals calling them corrupt. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington.
