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Daniel Estrin

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Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

So I heard from a person briefed on the matter, not authorized to speak publicly, that the

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

The U.S.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

was not pleased with the extent of that damage.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

Even Senator Lindsey Graham, who's close to Prime Minister Netanyahu, tweeted publicly, Israel, be cautious about your targets because Iran's oil economy will be needed when Iran's regime collapses.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

That's right.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

Iran has appointed Mujtaba Khamenei to be the new supreme leader.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

He's the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by Israel on day one of the war.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

And the son is seen as even more hardline than the father was.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

But Iran has sent a message as well this weekend that it can exact a painful price around the region, not just Israel.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

We saw Iran launch a missile with a dangerous cluster bomb warhead that hit an apartment building here in Tel Aviv just a few minutes drive from me in Tel Aviv.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

and attacks on oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia took place this weekend as well.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

So we're seeing the Gulf get dragged into this conflict as well.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

They've been very hesitant to take part in the war, so we're going to have to see where that goes.

Up First from NPR
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis

You're welcome.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

This official told me that Israel is fighting as if every day might be the last day of the war.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

As he put it, you never know if President Trump will wake up tomorrow and say, mission accomplished.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

Let's wrap it up.

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NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

The original marchers were met by the clubs of Alabama state troopers who beat them as they were protesting for voting rights.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

March participants, like Kelvin Elmore, see new threats to the Voting Rights Act being pushed by Congress and the White House.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-09-2026 4AM EDT

The marchers are calling on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, a bill that would restore some protection to the Voting Rights Act that weakened by the Supreme Court.