Corva Coleman

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The war against Iran continues.

The Pentagon says U.S.

forces are destroying Iranian naval targets that threaten international shipping.

That includes the very narrow Strait of Hormuz.

But Iran is continuing to attack neighboring Arab countries.

Officials in Kuwait say Iranian drones hit one of their oil refineries, sparking a fire.

Saudi Arabia says it is shooting down Iranian drones, too.

President Trump has ordered a Marine Rapid Response Force to go to the Middle East.

This comes as Iran halts most of the oil shipments leaving the Persian Gulf.

It is allowing some tankers to get through.

That could include oil from its key facility, Karg Island.

And PR's Tom Bowman says it is not clear if Karag Island is a U.S.

military target.

The Trump administration says it will move significant management of the nation's federal student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.

NPR's Sequoia Carrillo reports President Trump is continuing his efforts to eventually close the Education Department.

Temperatures are still high today as the southwestern U.S.

swelters under an extreme heat wave.

A new scientific analysis finds climate change has made this heat wave more intense.