Aya Batraoui
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1,547 appearances
186 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2024
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Navy and launched missiles at neighbor the United Arab Emirates, threatening a month-long ceasefire.
Defense Secretary Pete Hexa said on Tuesday the operation was, quote, a gift from the U.S.
to the world to secure commercial shipping.
But later that day, Trump declared the operation paused.
He cited, quote, great progress toward a final deal with Iran, but said a blockade on Iranian ports remains in place.
Ending that blockade is a key Iranian demand.
Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
The operation called Project Freedom began Monday, but not before several Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats were sunken.
Iran then fired at the U.S.
Navy and launched missiles at neighbor the United Arab Emirates, threatening a month-long ceasefire.
Defense Secretary Pete Hexa said on Tuesday the operation was, quote, a gift from the U.S.
to the world to secure commercial shipping.
But later that day, Trump declared the operation paused.
He cited, quote, great progress toward a final deal with Iran, but said a blockade on Iranian ports remains in place.
Ending that blockade is a key Iranian demand.
Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
People's phones rang out with missile alerts several times on Monday across the UAE, causing panic of renewed war among worried residents.
The government says three people were wounded in a drone strike on an oil facility in the Emirate of Fujairah.
The UAE also announced that schools would be held online for the remainder of the week due to the threat of more attacks.
The attacks on the UAE came as the United States launched Project Freedom, an armed operation to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
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