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U.S. stockpiles of some precision missiles are almost depleted as the war in Iran enters its six months, and PRs cat lawns or reports. Precision missiles like Tomahawk's, Prisms, and Attackums are running out, according to a U.S. official familiar with the data, who is not authorized to speak publicly. Stockpiles are expected to take years to replenish.
These are offensive missiles. They can be fired from hundreds or even thousands of miles away to keep U.S. service members like pilots from having to get close to enemy targets, but many senior military officials and analysts believe the U.S. has a sufficient supply of offensive weapons, despite shortages in certain categories.
The much bigger concern, they say, is the real possibility of the U.S. running low on defensive weapons, like interceptors used to shoot down incoming attack drones or missiles. Cat lawns and PR news, Washington. The Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs again today after Treasury Secretary Scott Basin said the U.S. could soon clinch a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and PRs
Rafael Nama reports. In an interview, we see NBC, Basinth had a reassuring message for markets.
“We are in talks with Iranians, and I think there is a chance we may have a deal today”
or tomorrow to open the Strait and move towards a more normalized position in this conflict.
That gave a big boost to stock markets amid hopes that the critical passageway could
soon allow oil and other cargo to pass through. Global crude prices also dropped after Basin's comments. The market has swung like this before, only to swing back. The war with Iran has been a drag on the global economy for months, so any deal would be welcome.
The time and time again, this has proven to be an unpredictable conflict. Rafael Nama, in PR news. Big oil companies continued to record massive profits after fighting in Iran disrupted energy markets and sent oil and gasoline prices sharply higher. BP says that it's profit more than doubled to $3.9 billion in the second quarter,
and Saudi Iran co-reported a 44% year-on-year increase. The US Energy Company Street, the iron of President Trump this week, Trump said that ex-on-mobile and Chevron are making too much money. Russian Ukraine, our trading blame for a drone explosion that killed seven people, including several children and injured dozens more, and PR's Charles Mayans has details.
The incident took place Monday at the Russian resort of Gelejik on the Black Sea coast. Online video appeared to capture the moment the drone crashed onto a beach crowded with vacationers. Yet, the crackle of gunfire could also be heard, raising questions over whether the drone was brought down by Russian intercepts.
Russia's local governor accused Ukraine of a deliberate strike on civilians. Ukrainian officials countered that Russia's military shot down the drone over the beach without elaborating on its real target.
“Yet, the incident comes as key of his upstrikes on Russian logistical and energy hubs,”
part of a wider campaign to make Russians feel the cost of a war Ukrainians have been living with for more. This is NPR.
The UN World Food Program says child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third
of Afghanistan's provinces. The situation is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls, force cuts to food distribution and other support. The UN says 142 health centers closed in 2025 due to aid reductions within 13,000 children lost access to nutrition treatment. The Trump administration is planning to close five small diplomatic posts, saying this
will save a few million dollars a year. The State Department says the move won't affect Americans abroad, and PR's Michelle Kalman reports. This State Department is closing down the embassy in the Caribbean island of Grenada, and the consulates in the Goia, Japan, and Madon Indonesia, as well as small posts in
Winnipeg, Canada, and Duala, Cameroon. The diplomatic offices have only a small number of employees in Indonesia's case, the local guards far outnumber the four staffers at the consulate.
The State Department has told Congress that the moves will save about $4.5 million a year.
Last month, the Department closed its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its moving ahead with plans to reopen embassies in Syria, Venezuela, and Libya. Michelle Kalman and PR news, the State Department. A discarded SpaceX rocket booster is expected to collide with the moon tomorrow morning. It comes after it launched a pair of lunar's landers last year.
The impact will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust that sky gaysers can see with a scout telescope. Eastern portions of the U.S. and Canada and much of South America should have the best views. For listening to NPR news from Washington.
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