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President Trump tonight said on truth-social he criticized Israel for its Wednesday attack on Iran's South Par natural gas field.
“In all caps, he wrote no more attacks will be made by Israel, and he said he did not want”
this level of violence and destruction. But Trump did say the U.S. would attack the facility of Iran attacked Qatar again, as Tehran did in retaliation for the initial Israeli attack. And with the last few hours, Qatar said its natural gas facility sustained heavy damage
in a second Iranian missile attack.
Oil prices are climbing worldwide towards $110 a barrel. This comes after the Israeli strikes on the major natural gas field in Iran. Here's NPR's Julia Simon." South Par's is part of the largest natural gas fields in the world, shared by both Iran and Qatar.
In a statement on ex-mejid al Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, blamed Israel for the strikes.
“He described it as a "dangerous and irresponsible step," and said, quote, "targeting energy”
infrastructure constitutes a threat to global energy security." When asked by NPR and Israeli military spokesperson would not confirm the strike.
Iran's government linked news agency issued a warning for residents to stay away from
energy assets in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Qatar Energy says its "liquified natural gas facility" has already been hit, Julia Simon and here news. The price for West Texas intermediate crude was up more than $3 a barrel, just a few cents below.
$100 a barrel today, Brent crude increased by more than $4.5, and now sits at $111 a barrel. People of this is having an impact on gasoline prices. Triple A says nationwide gasoline prices have climbed by five cents in one day to 384 a gallon, 70 cents higher than a year ago. Diesel fuel is also up to 507 a gallon.
The nation's top intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard told Congress today that although
weak in Iran's government still is functioning, NPR's Greg Myri reports. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described Iran's government this way, after nearly three weeks of air strikes. The regime in Iran appears to be intact, but largely degraded due to attacks on its leadership and military capabilities.
The testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee came a day after the head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned to protest the Iran war. Joe Kent said he quit because Iran didn't pose an imminent threat to the US. At the Senate hearing, CIA director John Rackliffe said he disagreed.
“He said, quote, "I think Iran has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended”
period of time." Greg Myri, NPR News, Washington, and you're listening to NPR News for Washington. The Labor Department said Wednesday that wholesale prices in February came in higher than expected and the producer price index increased 7/10 of 1% to 3.4% annually. The report occurred before the US is where the war in Iran, which is pushed energy prices
significantly higher, also contributing to the increase for higher prices for food. The year over your jump was bigger than what economists had forecast and it is the highest since February of 2025. Reactions are pouring in from around Central California to a New York Times investigation into allegations that Labor and Civil Rights Leader Caesar Chavez assaulted young girls
in the 1970s as well as a former civil rights icon Dolores Herta from Member Station K.V.P.R. Kerry Klein has more. Miguel Arias is a Fresno city council member. He says the reporting shocked him. "It was the attorney, I got light headed, it was devastating news."
Arias is the son of farmworkers and called Werta the matriarch of the Latino community. He's calling to rename Fresno's Cesar Chavez Boulevard. "It's absolutely the right thing to do." Other elected officials expressed support for Dolores Werta. Some call it for Cesar Chavez Day to be renamed Farmworker Day.
And the president of California State University Fresno said a statue of Chavez on campus would be removed. For NPR News, I'm Kerry Klein in Fresno. All three stock indexes were down Wednesday, the Dow drops 768 points, the S&P fell 91, the Nasdaq 327.
This is NPR News from Washington.
