Live from MPR News on trial Snyder Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
the decision to attack Iran alongside the U.S. claiming on Fox News Monday evening
“that Iran was rebuilding its atomic bomb program.”
You think they are living in a lesson, but they didn't, because they are unreformable. They are totally fanatic about this, about the goal of destroying America. So they started building new sites, new places, underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program, and their atomic bomb program immune within months. Netanyahu echoed remarks made by President Trump on day that the war was needed to prevent
Iran from developing a nuclear weapon on Saturday when he announced the strike, Trump urged Iranians to, in his words, take back your country, implying a goal of toppling the Iranian government.
State Department urging Americans to leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East as
the U.S. and Israel continues strikes on Iran, here's in Piers per show, Kalima. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is determined to wipe out Iran's ballistic
“missile capabilities and its navy to prevent it from threatening countries in the region.”
"The hardest hits are yet to come from the U.S. military. The next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now." Iran is responding with drone and missile strikes across the region, and the State Department has been pulling some staff out of embassies in Gulf countries. The Department is also urging Americans in the region to sign up for emergency alerts and
leave when possible. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon announced that it will be closed on Tuesday. Michelle Kelliman and B.R. News, the State Department. "U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia is telling Americans to avoid the embassy until further notice following an Iranian drone attack Monday.
Also the State Department has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family in Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq.
“Oil prices have been spiking amid the U.S. military operation in Iran due to uncertainty”
about supply from the region. Houston Public Media's Natalie Weber reports that Texas oil producers could stand to gain from increased prices."
Texas produced 43 percent of the nation's crude oil in 2024.
That's according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration under the Department of Energy. University of Houston Energy Fellow Ed Hurses these producers could benefit from a disruption to Iran's oil exports. "It's a better thing for Texas in terms of the producers here, not so good for the consumers." Gamers have seen lower gas prices in recent months due to lower oil prices.
However, these prices have been steadily on the rise in recent weeks. Over the last week, average national gasoline prices have risen by nearly six cents, according to gas-buddy, which tracks prices. For NPR News, I'm Natalie Weber and Houston. "This is NPR."
"That of the 250th anniversary of America's founding that a Department of Education has hung the banners featuring notable people outside its building in Washington, including one that has sparked controversy in Pyrus Nakimeta reports." The faces of Katherine Beecher, who fought for women's education, and Booker T. Washington, who advocated for the educational rights of black people, hang alongside an image of the
late-right wing activists Charlie Kirk. Kirk promoted conservative politics on college campuses, including on the day he was shot last year at Utah Valley University. A spokesperson for the Department of Education tells NPR, quote, "We are proud to honor visionary leaders whose contributions have shaped the future of education for generations."
The inclusion of Charlie Kirk, alongside historically significant educators, has sparked criticism, including those who point out that Kirk called for abolishing the very department of education that is honoring him. "Janaki Mapa and Pyrus News" At least two retail customers have filed proposed class action lawsuits against companies that have sued and trade court seeking refunds from
the tariffs of Supreme Court invalidated. The suits seek to ensure that should tariffs be refunded to the companies, they get returned to customers, more than 1,000 companies have filed suit over tariff refunds. A cell-off in stocks is deepening amid concerns about how the award Iran will impact energy supply shares in South Korea plunged more than 7% in Tuesday trading.
It's biggest one day declines in August 2024. This is NPR News.
