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NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports French President Emmanuel Macron said the war would have grave consequences for international peace and security.

The United Nations Security Council is to meet this afternoon to discuss the strikes.

This is NPR News in Washington.

It's too early to tell what the attacks on Iran will mean for oil prices and the global economy, but crude markets have been nervous for weeks that a conflict could push prices up sharply.

As NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports, Iran is an oil producer and controls a crucial waterway.

President Trump says the U.S.

is in high-level talks with Cuba on the possibility of what he called a friendly takeover of the island.

The U.S.

has shut off the flow of oil, which has been devastating to its economy.

Earlier this week, Cuban soldiers fired on a boat coming from the U.S., killing four people, including a U.S.

citizen.

Warren Buffett's successor in Berkshire Hathaway issued his first letter today.

Greg Abel took over as CEO last month.

Both Buffett and Abel have said there won't be significant changes in the way the company operates.

Buffett remains chairman and the biggest shareholder.

His annual, often folksy, letter had been one of the most read business reports for 60 years.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.

The U.S.

and Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against Iran today, following a huge military buildup and weeks of escalating tension in the region.