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be the most intense yet of the U.S. war against Iran." The most fighters, the most bombers,
“the most strikes, intelligence, more refined and better than ever.”
Today Hechsev told reporters the U.S. has already won, then he said the U.S. has not won enough, and is determined to achieve total victory. NPR's "Moralize" in reports it is likely Iran's biggest objective right now is survival. "To make the cost of continuing the war as high as possible for the U.S. and Israel, that means keeping the gas prices high, keeping the streets of Harmoose strangled,
if not closed. And the president did talk about that yesterday. He said he wants to keep the streets of Harmoose open, and he might have military escorts for oil tankers through the Gulf." NPR's "Moralize" and "Online" Trump threatened to attack Iran, much harder if Tehran stopped the oil flow through the straight-of-arms
moves.
“Ali Larajani, a top Iranian security official, threatened Trump, riding on X, be careful”
not to get eliminated yourself.
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatoll Ali Khomeini, was assassinated on the first day of the war.
NPR's "Ruth Sherlock" is hearing different reactions to the war from Iranians who fled to neighboring Turkey. Hotels in this Turkish town close to the border are filled with Iranians fleeing the bombardment at breakfast they talk politics. There are mixed feelings about ending this war now.
A 26-year-old woman who asked NPR not to name her because she could be arrested if she returns to Iran for speaking to foreign media says, "After the government killed many thousands of people during nationwide demonstrations in January, she can't imagine having to continue living under this regime."
“"We lost so many people that it's just so hard to go back, there's this oil in your heart."”
And to mother with children who fled Tehran last night and said, "She just wants the bombing to stop, "Ruth Sherlock and Pianli's Van Turkey." It is election day in Georgia for a race to replace former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. President Trump has endorsed one candidate in the crowded field.
There's NPR Stephen Fowler. Greene resigned in January after a lengthy fallout with Trump over what, quote, "America
first conservatism actually means that rift continues in the special election."
Trump endorsed Clayfuller, a district attorney who calls himself a "maga warrior," but another high-profile Republican on the ballot is Colton Moore, one of the most conservative lawmakers in the state. Some voters in the district say he is more like Trump. More than a dozen candidates, Democrats for Republicans and independent anti-libertarian are
on the ballot. If nobody earns a majority, the top two, regardless of party, head to an April run-off. Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta. The Dow is up 316 points, you're listening to NPR News. The Trump administration is confronting growing frustrations at home over the impact
of a partial government shutdown in aviation, the effect as TSA staffing shortages and another day of delays for travelers. Well, Sims was traveling through Houston's William Hobby Airport too Los Angeles. He compared his experience with that if passengers around him. So far, it has been good, but I'm very empathetic to the people that are having to deal
with the 3, 4, 5-hour lines, because obviously it's spring break, you know, travel plans are getting delayed or canceled, and so you have children involved, which is very tough. Wyoming's governor has signed into law a ban on abortion once fetal cardiac activity is detected in several states that's met a ban at six weeks of gestation. Hannah Rersbach with Wyoming Public Radio has more.
Wyoming, OB-GYN, Jovenina Anthony says what amounts to a ban on abortions after six weeks is, quote, "excruciatingly early." Women who even have mildly irregular cycles aren't necessarily going to even know their pregnant at five to six weeks. Anthony's part of a group planning to ask a district court to block the law. In January, the Wyoming Supreme Court blocked two near total abortion bans.
It said they violate residents' right to make health care decisions, which is in the Wyoming Constitution. State lawmakers say they can pass restrictions to protect the general welfare of the people, which they say includes, in their words, unborn children. For MPR News, I'm Hannah Rersbach in Jackson, Wyoming.
