Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
The three-week-old U.S. Israeli war on Iran shows no sign of ending any time soon.
“The Pentagon and President Trump say it's going very well, something they say a lot,”
but they continue to struggle with gaining safe passage for ships in the straight-of-war moves. And here's Greg Myri has more on where things stand. Iran has lost most of its conventional military power, but it's still very well positioned to carry out attacks from the rugged coastline with drones or with these fast boats in
the Gulf, and particularly around the straight-of-war moves, which is just 21 miles wide. The Gulf has really become a giant parking lot for ships. There's some 3,000 oil tankers, gas tankers, cargo ships, and the U.S. Navy only has around 20 ships in the region.
Here's Greg Myri, meanwhile, Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack on a joint U.S.
base in the Indian Ocean today, some 2,500 miles from Iran, though it's not clear how close the missiles got to the base.
“With oil ship and blocked at the straight-of-war moves, gas prices are likely headed”
for $4 a gallon nationwide on average in the coming days, and here's Amy Held has more. These prices are not at record highs, but the increase is the fastest ever, according to gas buddy. Patrick Dehan is their head of petroleum analysis, and he says with Iran's retaliatory attacks on sites across the Middle East, there is no quick fix.
These things aren't rebuilt overnight. It can take time to resume output. So at this point, we likely are looking at an impact that could last beyond several months when it comes to natural gas, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel. The U.S. is a huge natural gas producer for industry and home heat, insulating it
for now, but jet fuel prices have more than doubled. So airlines are charging more, and in some cases, eliminating underbooked flights. Amy Held and PR News.
“Gas prices are already up a dollar from just a month ago.”
Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died at the age of 81, according to a statement from his family, and Pierschandeli Stuster has more. Mueller let the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and the possible obstruction of justice by President Trump. Trump, who openly despise Mueller in his investigation, celebrated his death on Saturday.
Trump wrote on social media, quote, "Good, I'm glad he's dead." Wilmer Hale, the law firm where Mueller served as a partner, remembered Mueller as a friend. A spokesperson for the law firm called Mueller, quote, "an extraordinary leader in public servant and a person of the greatest integrity." The firm also said Mueller's service as a FBI director, a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam,
and at the Department of Justice was quote, "eximplary and inspiring." Shondily Stuster and PR News. "You're listening to NPR News from Washington." The story of a long-shot space voyage looks to be a long-shot success for Hollywood. Pierschandeli has more.
White Hill Mary is not a sequel or a remake. It's not animated or about superheroes, video games, or toys. And yet film industry analysts were predicting a week ago that the Ryan Gosling film might open to as much as $50 million. "I put the knot and astronaut."
Two days ago, they up that prediction to $60 million.
"I've never done a space, well, I can't even mourn what!"
Now, based on previews and first day ticket sales, it looks like the weekend will top $77 million. If it does, that'll be Hollywood's best opening weekend of 2026. It'll also be one of the best openings for a non-Franchise film ever, up there with the likes of Oppenheimer and Jordan Peel's Us, Bob Mandelo and PR News.
Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children's pain reliever have been recalled because of reports it contained particles and other possible contaminants. Zero-farmaceuticals children's Ibu Prof. Oral Suspension comes in a very flavored formula for kids as young as two years old. The food and drug administration says the recall was launched after some of the customers
reported a gel-like mass and black particles in the product. After a regulator said the recall products are unlikely, though, to pose a serious health risk to children. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
