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President Trump is calling on other countries to help secure the state of Hormuz so
that oil can be transported.
“But Iran's foreign minister says the state is only close to U.S. and Israeli ships and”
tankers. And here's J.N.R.F. has more. Iran is continuing to demonstrate its control of that strategic waterway, and it's allowing friendly countries passage and attacking hostile ones, but it doesn't end there. It's not just attacks on ships in the straight.
I spoke with the owner of the C-safe, Vishnu, a New Jersey tanker around this week, while in an Iraqi port. So far from the straight, an Indian crew member was killed in that attack, and the owner S.V. and Sean told me that unmanned boats with explosives around the side of the vessel as it was loading with fuel.
So it really serves as a warning to ship owners not to even think about going there. And here's J.N.R.F. yesterday the U.S. bombed Iran's cargo island, the primary terminal that handles the country's oil exports.
“Group representing Iran-backed militias has issued bounties for U.S. officials this comes soon”
after the U.S. issued a reward for information on several prominent Iranian officials. And here's Arzu Reswani has more. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is offering upwards of $100,000 for information on the whereabouts of high-ranking U.S. military and intelligence officials. That's according to a message posted in the group's Telegram channel.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which is comprised of several Iran-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for recently-downing a U.S. military aircraft in Iraq, killing all six crew members.
The bounty was announced soon after the U.S. State Department said it would offer a $10 million
reward for information on 10 senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including the newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mosh Tabakhamani. Arzu Reswani and PR News Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Big retailers like Costco and Amazon are facing pressure from lawmakers and class action
“lawsuits to share their tariff refunds with shoppers, after most of President Trump's tariffs”
were struck down by the Supreme Court. Emperors Alina Seljuk has more. Senator Ed Marquis, the top Democrat on the Small Business Committee, has now written to some of the largest importers, including UPS, Walmart and Amazon, urging them to commit to refunding their shoppers and small business clients.
Any tariff expenses they pass down. Costco and FedEx also face the prospect of class action lawsuits from shoppers. When the Supreme Court struck down about half of President Trump's tariffs, it paved the way for importers to get refunded, but didn't say how. Big retailers have argued that they had actually absorbed most of the tariff costs, though
some certainly trickled down as higher prices, Alina Seljuk and PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Uganda's main opposition leader, Susia's fled the East African nation to escape a military search for him. He went into hiding shortly after the January 15th presidential election, which Bobby Wein says
was fake. Michael Coloki has more from Nairobi. In a social media post, Bobby Wein said that he had left Uganda following a series of rates on his home by the country's military, but did not disclose his current location. Wein, whose real name is Chagullani Sintamu, was a popular musician who joined politics
nine years ago. He was the main opposition challenger against Karin President Urym 70 during Uganda's presidential elections in January this year. Musseveni, who has been in power since 1986, was declared winner of the polls. Wein rejected the results and went into hiding shortly after the elections.
Uganda's army chief Muhozi, Kineru Gabba, initially alleged U.S. authorities helped Wein as he went into hiding, but later he attracted his accusations. For NPR News, a Michael Coloki in Nairobi. The United States flag was raised today over the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. It's the first time since 2019.
The building is undergoing renovations, but it's not clear when it will reopen. It's after President Nicholas Maduro and his wife were captured by American forces in January to stand trial in New York. Some residents say they're happy and the hope it brings other countries back to Venezuela.
Others are critical of President Trump and his decision to remove Maduro from office, along
with growing U.S. influence in the South American countries, oil industry. I'm Jeanine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. With March Madness getting underway, coaches are pushing their players to the limits, but an investigation finds that in some instances, tough coaching can go too far. She would call us idiots, stupid, worthless, low-off-to-low.
On the Sunday story, coaches accused of emotional abuse and the players who push back. The Sunday story from the U.S. podcast, listen now on the NPR app.
