"Line from NPR news in Washington, I'm Dan Roman.
OPEC has agreed in principle to boost oil output after meeting Sunday as global markets
“react to disruptions in the state of our moods, and PR's Windsor Johnston reports”
President Trump is escalating his 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 Hormuz 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 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 Johnston and PR News, Washington.”
"Democratic Senator Tim Cane of Virginia 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." Bomming them back to the Stone Age, cursing them, Secretary Heggseth saying, "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." "Cain was on NBC's meet the press. Ukraine's President, Vladimir Zelensky, made a surprise visit to Syria, Sunday meeting with the country's new president, signing security agreements with Middle Eastern countries
amid the war in Iran. And PR's Joanna Cassissas has more." Writing on social media, Zelensky said he and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Shara discussed security and defense issues, as well as energy cooperation. Zelensky added that Ukraine is, quote, "building new opportunities."
He was in Turkey on Saturday and had traveled a several Gulf Nations last week. Gulf states have been hit by Iranian Shahid drones in retaliation for the U.S. as really war on Iran. Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with hundreds of Shahids a day, and Ukraine's military has learned how to intercept them.
Zelensky is offering to trade this anti-dronic expertise for systems that shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. Joanna Cassiss and PR news, Cave. "Ukhan will play Michigan Monday night for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. This is NPR."
The Trump administration is asking Congress for $152 million dollars to turn Al-Katras
island in San Francisco back to a prison. His Katherine Monahan of Member Station KQED reports that could affect the local ferry workers. Robert Astrada leads the Union representing the workers who ferry tourists to the island. He says President Trump's idea could cost a lot of people their jobs.
"Well, it would be horrible if it were to actually occur." But he doesn't think it will. A former Al-Katras deckhand, Astrada, is familiar with the island's logistical challenges. No electricity or drinking water or sewer connection. "Anytime, you see Donald Trump out there doing his famous selling missile and not the
“stake, you have to look behind the curtain to see what you think it really is.”
Now, if you think you can get press coverage to destroying a national park and throwing big people out of their jobs, well, there's a reason for that." Congress will have the final say on whether to include the proposal in next year's budget. For NPR news, I'm Katherine Monahan in San Francisco. "Thousands of workers at the JBS with print beef processing plant and greedy Colorado, they
have been on strikes since March the 16th. Now they say they will pause their walkout and return to work on Tuesday. This after management agreed to resume contract negotiations, the plant is one of the largest in the United States with about 6% of the country's beef processing taking place there.
The walkout is the first day strike at a meat processing plant since a strike going back
more than 40 years ago. This is NPR News from Washington. [BLANK_AUDIO]
