More U.S. troops are killed as the Iran conflict deepens
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Good morning. The war with Iran claims more U.S. soldiers' lives as the fighting deepens. Relatives of the ICE agent allegedly behind the fatal shooting in Maine say that he had a history of violent behavior. And how Spain proved their doubters wrong and won the World Cup.
How did recent attacks lead to U.S. troop deaths in Iraq and Jordan?
Spain, as the winners, didn't have as many superstars as the other teams didn't have that one huge outstanding guy, but they were collectively better.
It's Monday, July 20th. I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. At least three American service members have been killed in the Iran conflict since Friday, making it the deadliest few days for U.S. forces in the region in months. The latest service member was killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. Two others were confirmed dead after a strike in Jordan. The U.S. blamed Iran and carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian coastal surveillance and air defense facilities. Yesterday, President Trump was asked about the U.S. casualties.
We feel very badly, but you know, those great people, those great patriots are out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They've lost everything, almost, militarily.
last night marked the ninth consecutive night of U.S. strikes. The conflict now appears to be deepening in scale and scope. U.S. allies like Kuwait have borne the brunt of Iran's attacks, where a desalination plant was struck. Jordan has now been hit too, and Bahrain has intercepted several missiles. Now, nearby countries are becoming increasingly concerned about getting dragged back into the conflict, as Jim Muir, the BBC's former Middle East correspondent, told the broadcaster.
The Americans are bringing in apparently dozens more warplanes into the region, parking them in Israel for the moment. And it's all, as I say, looking very grim. The UAE, the Arab Emirates, put out a statement saying this escalation has got to stop. It's very, very dangerous because they know they would be really in the front line if it gets much worse.
This round of fighting initially broke out after Iran attacked commercial ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Since then, retaliatory back-and-forth strikes have brought the war back to a familiar state prior to the interim peace deal. On Saturday, Iran said it had suspended its commitments to that deal, leaving the future of the vital waterway unknown. Democratic Senator and Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner told CBS' Face the Nation that he believed none of the president's goals had been met.
Regime change? Well, the guys in charge now are worse than the prior crowd. Getting the enriched uranium? No progress on that. It'll take 15,000 troops on the ground. Nobody wants to do that. We said we were going to degrade their ability to... use missiles and drones. Obviously, we've not been successful. And then finally, the Strait of Hormuz, you know, gas is now back up to $4. That's $1.20 more than it was, at least in Virginia, when the war started. And there is no plan on how we keep the Strait open.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke to ABC News on Sunday and insisted that oil was flowing at about two-thirds the rate that it was compared to March, shortly after the war began.
What U.S. military and diplomatic responses followed the drone and missile incidents?
He even said that public data on how much crude was moving through the Strait is inaccurate.
There's flow through two routes through the Strait of Hormuz. There's up near the Iranian islands that's flowed complicit with Iran, but that's not nothing. And then there's flow through the southern route that's protected by American infrastructure. And we count the volume of oil that goes through. The ship numbers are down more dramatically. But of course, we're flowing larger tankers now to keep the world markets as well supplied as we can.
Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, told CNN on Sunday that Trump has three options before him. The first is to walk away. The second is a large-scale return to combat with the possibility of U.S.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–0:21
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How did recent attacks lead to U.S. troop deaths in Iraq and Jordan?
0:21–3:16
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What U.S. military and diplomatic responses followed the drone and missile incidents?
3:16–7:13
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How are regional allies and experts describing the risk of wider escalation?
7:13–14:20
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