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Arab Gulf states are facing waves of missile and drone attacks from Iran that comes after
“the U.S. and Israel launched deadly attacks across Iran that killed its supreme leader,”
Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers.
Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and top military and political leaders and peers. The region, but that it's defending against U.S. strikes by targeting U.S. troops at bases in the Gulf. The U.S. military says three U.S. ground troops were killed in five seriously wounded
as part of a support group in Kuwait. But attacks have gone beyond just military bases in the Gulf. Commercial ports in Dubai and Oman have been targeted. As have airports in Kuwait and the UAE's cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, shutting down airspace
“and leaving thousands of tourists stranded.”
I rise towers and fancy hotels have also been struck by drones or fallen debris from missile interceptions in Bahrain and Dubai, including on its luxury palm island. As of now, Gulf Arab states have not responded militarily to Iran's attacks. Ayatollah Ali Hamanai, and Pyrenees, Dubai. Several U.S. warplanes crashed Monday in Kuwait, that country's defense ministry said,
with all the pilots safely bailing out, the ministry did not elaborate on what caused the crashes, but it came during an intense period of Iranian fire targeting that country. British Prime Minister Kier Starmer says the UK will allow the U.S. to use some of its bases in the Gulf to attack Iran's missile capabilities. In a video message posted to social media Sunday, Starmer says Iranian missile attacks threaten
British allies, civilians, and military. We were not involved in the initial strikes on Iran, and we will not join offensive action now. But Iran is pursuing a scorched earth strategy, so we are supporting the collective self-defense
“of our allies, and our people in the region.”
Britain had previously not allowed the U.S. to use UK bases to attack Iran. Leaders across the Middle East are calling on the U.S. Israel and Iran to stand down
as they continue to trade air strikes for a second day.
As Drey Baskarian reports, the war is deeply unpopular in neighbouring Turkey. Turkish President, Rajab Taig, Erdogan, spoke with his counterparts in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. As the country's pushed the U.S. Israel and Iran to find a diplomatic solution, Erdogan said the conflict risks dragging the region into a ring of fire.
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party also spoke out against the war, saying that only the Iranian people should decide the future of their country. A religious solidarity group organized protests in Istanbul, calling for an end to the U.S. imperialism. The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have put world markets on it. U.S. futures
initially dropped more than 1% on Monday when markets open to cross Asia. Japan's NK-225 index lost 2.3% soon after the open and shares also fell in Australia crude oil prices, though, jumped by almost 10%. This is NPR News. Iran's national soccer team may not play World Cup games on the U.S.
later this year. The president of Iran's soccer Federation said Sunday that the team could not look forward to the World Cup with hope. Iran has been placed in group G and is scheduled to play two games in Los Angeles and one other game in Seattle. Prior authorization is the process of getting approval from your insurance company for
a test or treatment. Once one in three insured adults pulled by health policy from KFF, say that's a major burden, Sarah Bowden, as our reports.
Part of the problem is that rules for how prior authorizations are handled and when
one is needed vary between insurance companies and policies. University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Researcher Miranda Yavres says this is confusing for doctors and patients. It's a solvable problem if we have the will and the political conditions are ripe. I don't think know that they are at this particular moment, although there is promise
of the state level, AF, the insured trade group formerly known as America's health insurance plans says prior authorizations help insure patients receive safe evidence-based care and keep costs low. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Bowden. Police in Austin say a 53-year-old man from Senegal killed two people and injured 14 others
at a shooting early Sunday morning. The U.S. naturalized citizen was wearing clothing with an Iranian flag design along with the word's property of Allah, the man was shot and killed by responding police officers. The FBI says it's investigating the shooting as a possible act of terrorism. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
