Live from NPR News in Washington on Core of a Coleman, Defense Secretary Pete...
an update on the war in Iran this morning. He paid tribute to service members killed last week, and says the military is meeting objectives overseas. He also did not dispute a Washington Post report that the Pentagon is requesting an additional
$200 billion for the war effort.
“$200 billion, I think that number could move, obviously.”
It takes money to kill bad guys. So we're going back to Congress and folks there to ensure that we're properly funded for what's been done, for what we may have to do in the future. Hegsep also says today will be the most significant day yet of U.S. military strikes in Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran attacked the world's largest, liquefied natural gas field and Qatar overnight Iran attacked after Israel struck the Iranian side of that field. It failed to share it by Iran and Qatar.
President Trump wrote online last night, the U.S. didn't know about the Israeli attack.
But NPR is learned from Ann Israeli's source, not authorized to speak publicly, Israel and the U.S. are coordinating their target lists in the war. And Piers A of Betray reports, Trump also issued a threat. He said Israel out of anger had violently lashed out at this major gas facility, but he said
“there would be no more attacks made by Israel on what he called this extremely important”
and valuable gas field in Iran. But Trump also said that if Iran continues attacking Qatar, the U.S. will not hesitate to quote blow up the entirety of the South-Parse gas field. And Piers A of Betray reporting, if the U.S. attacked the South-Parse gas field, it would
threaten natural gas supplies to the world.
Japan's Prime Minister, Sunai Takaigi, is meeting with the President at the White House today, and Piers Anthony Cune reports, Trump's requested that Japan's and warships to police the Strait of Hormuz, but Takaigi has said she currently has no plans to do so. In remarks ahead of the summit, Takaigi said she aims to reaffirm the strength of bilateral ties in cooperation on issues including security and trade.
As for Trump's requests, Takaigi told lawmakers in Japan, "She will clearly explain
“to Trump what Japan can and cannot do based on its laws." Japan's laws restrict overseas”
military deployments to situations that threaten the country's survival. Poles in Japan show little support for the war on Iran, and Takao and Tehran maintained diplomatic relations. Trump and Takaigi are also expected to announce deals in cooperation and fields such as energy and rare earths.
Anthony Cune and PR News sold. As Senate Committee has advanced the nomination of Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullin to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Mullin would take over an agency that's partially shut down, Democratic lawmakers are demanding changes to have federal immigration agents operate.
This is NPR. A federal immigration judge has denied asylum to a five-year-old immigrant boy and his family. The case of Liam Cunejoin almost came to national attention this year after he was taken from his Minnesota home and put in a Texas Detention Center. A lawyer for Liam's family says they will appeal, but if they lose, the family is expected
to be deported to their country of origin, Ecuador. Most people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces have had to cut household expenses this year to help manage higher costs. The new survey from non-partisan health research organization KFF asked ACA in Role's report about how they've managed these higher costs.
Here's KFF Polster actually cursing her. More than half said they're cutting back on some sort of household spending. That includes cutting back on groceries or you know, may be finding an extra job or working more hours. Warner says he may have to take money from retirement savings, selenism and stuff
in NPR News. This year's world happiness reports as Finland is the happiest country in the world. The lowest ranking country this year is Afghanistan. I'm Core of a Coleman and PR News.
