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The Iranian Parliament is reviewing an agreement with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormos,
“but it wouldn't directly involve the U.S.”
Amongst its on the southern side of the critical waterway that's been blockaded by Iran
since the U.S. and Israel started the war in February, causing major disruptions in the world's oil supply. And here's a deal El Shalchi has more from Istanbul." We know what the Iranian state media has shared so far, according to it, the agreement bans any U.S. or Israeli ships from moving through the Strait.
Iran will charge a fee of up to 7% of the value of a ship's cargo, and impose a fine of up to 20% of that value if these conditions are broken. Iran said it will have control over guiding navigation, monitoring, vessel traffic, and the security of the Persian Gulf. And here's a deal El Shalchi.
President Trump is strongly opposed to Iran charging fees on ships transiting the Strait.
“A Republican-led Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.”
And here's Claudia Grysalis reports, Fauci now faces the threat of federal prosecution days after he invoked his fifth amendment right during a hearing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt.
On this vote, the Yezer 8, the Nazar 5, and the motion is agreed to. Under Senate rules, the contempt resolution is sent to the Senate floor for approval before it can reach the Justice Department. However, getting the required 60 vote majority in the full Senate could be hard during an election year.
Chairman Rand Paul says well, he's not opposed to the full Senate vote. He wants to bypass the floor and send the resolution straight to federal prosecutors.
“Contemporary solutions are already a rarity in the Senate and it's unclear whether Paul's”
strategy could have legal backing. Claudia Gyselis and beer news 47 states have now reported cycle of sporesis cases with two deaths and more than 12,000 cases in Michigan alone. But state health officials say it's now safe to eat lettuce again. K Wells with KFF health news has more.
Commission health officials now believe that most of the exposures happened between late June and early July. They're basing that on falling case counts and a drop in ER visits and given that they think most of the contaminated product is no longer available and that Michiganers can return to quote routine guidance for lettuce and salad greens, but consumers in other states
are still confused about what is safe to eat because iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico and distributed by Taylor Farms was shipped to 27 states before it was recalled. Kate Wells with our partner KFF new health news reporting. He was features contract satrating in mixed territory, you're listening to NPR news. The federal government is de-certifying a Kentucky organization that retrieves organs for
transplantation, charging the group with persistent patient safety failures. NPR's Rob Stein has more. The department of health and human services says an investigation uncovered 103 concerning cases involving the Lexington Kentucky based organization known as the network for hope. That includes 73 cases involving patients that network authorized for organ removal, even though
they still had signs of brain activity. NPR profile the case of one such patient two years ago, TJ Hoover of Richmond Kentucky woke up as surgeons were about to remove his organs, his family says Hoover, who was 36 at the time, has still not fully recovered. The network for hope strongly disagrees with the federal government's action and is appealing.
Rob Stein and Pyrenees. Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington planned the crime for weeks. Police say Aaron Ferranacci confessed to sparking the fire, describing his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignite the blaze.
He's been charged with first-degree arson in connection with the old trails fire, along
with additional charges for two smaller blazes ignited in 2025. He was scheduled to be a rain today, but his lawyer asked for a competency evaluation before he enters a plea. I'm Janine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. The midterms are coming and that means the new cycle, which is already intense, is about
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