"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
U.S. and Israeli forces today rescued a U.S. Air Force officer.
“Nearly two days after his plane was shot down in a mountainous region of Iran.”
President Trump celebrated the news and also issued a new threat. NPR is more a liacin report. Trump said the rescue officer sustained injuries, but, quote, "He will be just fine."
This was the first time Iran has shocked 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 straight, saying that it would open naturally when the war ends, or that European countries should open the straight themselves.
But it's hard to see how Trump can declare victory and end the war if the straight is still controlled by Iran. Our aliasin NPR news. Democratic Senator Tim Cain is troubled by the rhetoric coming out of the Trump administration, regarding the war in Iran.
“He calls it really dangerous that if Americans are captured, the statements would encourage”
their mistreatment. "Bombing them back to the Stone Age, cursing them, Secretary Hegseth saying, you know, it's death from above, no mercy, no quarter. We will ignore stupid rules of engagement. This is all embarrassing and juvenile.
And it's people trying to act like they're puffed up and tough when what we really see from the administration in this war is the absence of a plan. The absence of a clear rationale, no effort to get allies on board and thus deep unpopularity of this war with the American public." He appeared on NBC's Meet the Press.
OPEC has agreed in principle to boost oil outport, output after meeting today, as global markets reacted disruptions in the straight-of-war moves. NPR's Windsor-Johnston reports President Trump escalates pressure on Iran, giving it 48
“hours to reopen the critical shipping route.”
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 straight-of-war moves reopens, the damage is already done." Reopening of the straights will be slow because it may have been mined.
Also the logistics of meeting all the ships that are trapped in, out in 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-Johnston, NPR News, Washington. Ukraine is stepping up attacks against Russia's energy infrastructure to prevent the Kremlin from benefiting from higher oil prices.
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Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff today, emphasizing an Easter message
of hope and transformation. He urged peace through dialogue and an end to conflicts worldwide. Unlike previous poops, Leo did not list the various wars by name, but said those who have the power to unleash wars should choose peace. In the Holy Land, Easter celebrations are subdued due to restrictions on public gatherings
because of the wars in Iran and Lebanon. NASA workers are investigating the source of a mysterious smell in the Artemis II spacecraft. The sun emission to carry four astronauts towards the moon. NPR's nelb regional voice reports official say the odor doesn't seem worrisome. The astronauts reported sniffing a dusty burning smell like the kind that sometimes comes
from an old electric heater. It seems to come from the hygiene bay, also known as the toilet in their Orion spacecraft. Debbie Quarth is the Orion Deputy Program Manager at NASA. She says gas analyzers and other onboard sensors indicate that everything is fine. So we don't know exactly yet.
We're still troubleshooting where now I'm becoming from. The teams are looking at some data we have on the ground with that same similar type smell had been reported. She said overall the spacecraft is operating really well and teams are only working on little things like this mystery smell as the astronauts venture ever closer to the moon.
Nelb Greenfield's voice NPR News. The women's college basketball championship is this afternoon between South Carolina and UCLA. South Carolina beat Yukon to reach the final.
It was Yukon's first loss of the season.
I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington.
