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U.S. and Israeli forces have rescued a U.S. Air Force officer, nearly two days after
“his plane was shot down in a mountainous region of Iran.”
It appears Mara Lysen reports President Trump celebrated the news and also issued a new threat." Trump said the rescue officer sustained injuries, but, quote, "He will be just fine.
This was the first time Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet since the war started.
President Trump also issued a profane threat to Iran on Easter Sunday morning. He said starting Tuesday, the U.S. will bomb power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't open the state of Hormuz. The President has issued a series of contradictory statements on the state, saying that it would open naturally when the war ends, or that European countries should open the state themselves.
But it's hard to see how Trump can declare victory and end the war if the state is still controlled by Iran. Mara Lysen and PR news. OPEC has agreed, in principle, to boost oil output after a meeting today, as global markets
“react to disruptions in the state of Hormuz, and here's Windsor Johnson has more."”
OPEC says it's planning to boost output, but some producers are struggling to increase production amid ongoing instability. Former State Department energy envoy David Goldwind says, "Even if the state of Hormuz reopens, the damage is already done." "We opening of the streets will be slow because it may have been mined.
Also the logistics of meeting all the ships that are trapped in, out and the ones that are out in will be slow. Repair, there's been a lot of damage to infrastructure. We don't know how bad." Goldwind says a backlog of delayed shipments and ongoing security risks could keep pressure
on global oil supplies for weeks. That continues to drive up gas prices in the U.S. with the national average now topping
“$4 per gallon, Windsor Johnson and PR News, Washington.”
On Wall Street, investors will get a fresh look at inflation this coming week, and if you're scout-horstly reports, it's likely to show the fallout from the wartime spike in energy prices. Gasoline prices have jumped sharply since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran.
That's expected to push the annual inflation rate back above 3%, when the price index from March is released on Friday, core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, is also expected to be higher in March than it was in February. The Federal Reserve says President Trump's tariffs have contributed to upward pressure on the price of imported goods.
Stubborn inflation is making the central bank cautious about cutting interest rates. The Fed's likely to feel less pressure to lower borrowing costs after Friday's jobs report. U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Scott Horsley, Imperial News, Washington.
U.S. futures contracts are trading lower at this hour. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Sunday as Pope on a sunny day in St. Peter Square
in front of 50,000 faithful. He called for world leaders to lay down their weapons and seek paths toward dialogue and peace. Claire Giangrave of Religion News Service has more from Rome. In his Easter address, Pope Leo said that peace cannot be achieved through weapons or threats.
At a time when political leaders in the United States and in Israel have employed religious language to justify the war in Iran, the Pope said that the Christian story is one of non-violence. The Pope also called on each individual to take action and not be desensitized by the suffering and death of others, quoting his predecessor Pope Francis.
On April 11th, he called for a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter's Basilica to ask God to rid the world of wars and in difference. For NPR News, I'm Claire Giangrave. At the weekend box office, the Super Mario Galaxy movie took the top spot with an estimated $130 million in ticket sales.
That's the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood film. The illumination and Nintendo co-production capitalized on kids spring break vacations and despite mixed reviews, audiences were happy. The movie features returning voice actors like Chris Pratt and Jack Black.
In second place project Hail Mary with $30 million globally, the movie's made more than $420
million so far. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
