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“Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The U.S. Israeli War in Iran is in its fourth”
day and his questions on the reasons for the attack grow. President Trump's answers keep changing. Over the weekend, Trump said it was regime change. Today, he says it's because he thought Iran would
attack the U.S. first. But Trump says it's not clear who will take over for the slain ayatollah
Hanani. And if he was Franco or Donia, it's heather. When asked by reporters who he liked to take over, he said most of the people that they had in mind or dead, I mean Trump actually made kind of a comparison with Iran, Iran in Venezuela, of that operation where the swooped in and captured President Nicolas Maduro. He noted how they kept the government pretty much intact in order to mean control and kind of prevent the kind of chaos created by the power vacuum and during the Iraq war.
But again, he said most leaders are dead. He said even their backup options may be dead.
“And he acknowledged some of the concerns may be that one, even a more dangerous person than”
the Supreme Leader could come to power calling that a worst case scenario.
In Paris, Franco or Donia's reporting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. embassies are under attack from what he calls the terrorist regime. This after several were hit by Iranian drones, including a strike near the U.S. embassy in Dubai. The State Department warned embassy staff and Americans living in several mid-East countries to evacuate on commercial airplanes on their own, and some 9,000 did. Today, Rubio says the U.S. is now helping Americans get out.
A drone, unfortunately, struck a parking lot adjacent to the Chancellor's building and set off a fire in that place. All personnel are accounted for as you're aware. We began drawing down personnel
from our diplomatic facilities in advance of this. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill today,
Rubio says they're preparing military and charter flights to get around 1,500 more Americans out. Senate Majority Leader John Thunes says Congress won't need to authorize President Trump's military operations in Iran if the war continues for several months. And Pierre's Claudia Guidesales reports it underscores Republicans continuing loyalty to the President. Thunes says the President has broad authorities under Article 2 of the Constitution when it comes to defending America's national
“security interests. I think the President was perfectly within his right to take the steps that he”
took. I think it was a necessary step in order to protect him in our lives. However, Democrats and other critics of the war say the President should have consulted Congress not just notify them of the plans. Thunes is countering those arguments saying the effort will eliminate a threat that could have cost countless numbers of Americans' lives. The Senator also acknowledged while many questions remain about what comes next that is largely up to the Iranian
people. Claudia Salis and Pierre News, the capital. You're listening to NPR News. Concerns about creative independence are being amplified by major mergers on the horizon. As empires Elizabeth Blair reports, HBO Max and Paramount Plus are on track to become one streaming platform. As Paramount Skydance's recent deal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, faces regulatory review. HBO Max is home to popular shows like The White Lotus, the last of us,
and Game of Thrones. Paramount Plus includes Top Gun, Mission Impossible, and South Park. Paramount Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison told investors this week that HBO would be given the resources and independence to do what it does best. But on his HBO show last week tonight, John Oliver said he's worried about being under Paramount. "Hey, what are they going to do?" "Take us over and immediately cancel us on genuinely asking." Oliver is an outspoken critic
of President Trump while Paramount's David Ellison and his billionaire father have been appeasing the White House. Elizabeth Blair and PR News. The small plane made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York last night, authorities say both the pilot and the passengers swam to safety, and both were treated at the hospital for undisclosed minor injuries. The FAA says the cause of the crash of the single engine says no 172 is under investigation.
17 years ago, a US airways jet hit a flock of birds losing power in both engines shortly after takeoff, pilot Sully Sullenberger was hailed as a hero after landing the powerless plane in the river safely, a 155 people on board were rescued. You're listening to NPR News. This message comes from wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. You can send, spend,
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