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Greg Myrie

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Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Yeah, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired on 18 U.S.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

sites in the region.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

It specifically named U.S.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain and Jordan.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

So far, no reports of damage or casualties.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

And these three countries all have a sizable U.S.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

military presence, and we've seen Iran target them repeatedly.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Yeah, Trump described this as a secret mission that began last month and has helped more than 200 ships go through the strait.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Well, that's probably not accurate.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

You know, this was not all that secret.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Ship monitoring groups have been tracking oil tankers.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

There have been multiple media reports.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

And even by Trump's own account here, we're talking fewer than 10 ships a day.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

And remember, before the war, 100 ships or more a day were going through the strait.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Yes, Central Command said the U.S.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

fired and disabled a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz as it was attempting to transport oil from Iran.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Second day in a row this has happened.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

But here's the broader point.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

The U.S.

Up First from NPR
Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

is trying to get oil tankers from friendly Arab countries out of the Gulf and block ships going to and from Iran.