Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in the U.S. military actions against Iran?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attack on Iran that began less than 48 hours ago. In a video posted online today, President Trump called those who died true American patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.
We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen and sadly There will likely be more. Before it ends, that's the way it is.
The fighting is continuing with U.S. and Israeli attacks hitting warships and striking Iran's ballistic missile facilities. Iranian officials say more than 200 people have been killed there so far. The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said today they're ready to work together with the U.S. to defend their interests in the Middle East after missile attacks from Iran.
NPR's Rob Schmitz has our report.
The three leaders said in a statement that they would take steps to defend their interests and those of allies in the region, potentially using missiles and drones to do so. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on Iran to ditch its authoritarian Islamist constitution and make what she called a credible transition to democracy after U.S.
and Israeli strikes killed the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the strikes on Iran risk another Iraq or Afghanistan-style quagmire that could have consequences in Europe, but said Berlin will not lecture Washington as it seeks U.S. help to end the war in Ukraine. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
Shiite communities in South Asia erupted in anger as news emerged of the assassination of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed in the American and Israeli strikes on Iran. In Karachi, Pakistan, at least 22 protesters were killed in clashes with police. NPR's Dia Hadid reports.
According to an eyewitness, protesters armed with guns and Molotov cocktails set fire to part of a military base in Skardu, that's in the Pakistani-administered territory of Baltistan in the Himalayan mountains. As the eyewitness spoke to NPR, there was an audible spurt of gunfire.
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Chapter 2: How is the international community responding to the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei?
It came after local outlet Premier Times reported that protesters in Skardu and another town called Gilgit set fire to UN officers. Across the border in Indian-administered Kargil, one local outlet, the Srinagar News Service, shared footage of tens of thousands of people in a square where they shouted, death to America, death to Israel. Other protests took place in the Indian city of Lucknow.
Dia Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
We're starting to see how the world markets are reacting to the fighting in Iran. Crude oil prices have gone up almost 10 percent, while U.S. stock futures are down. Japan's Nikkei index dropped more than 2 percent not long after opening. This is NPR News. Some Palestinians say they are concerned that the fighting in Iran could overshadow the fragile situation in Gaza.
Just a week after President Trump rallied billions of dollars in pledges for the territory's reconstruction, Israel has once again closed all the crossings into Gaza, and it's not clear how long those crossings will remain closed. Prior authorization is the process of getting approval from your insurance company for a test or treatment.
One in three insured adults polled by health policy firm KFF say that's a major burden. Sarah Bowden reports.
Part of the problem is that rules for how prior authorizations are handled and when one is needed vary between insurance companies and policies. University of Pittsburgh health policy researcher Miranda Yavar says this is confusing for doctors and patients. It's a solvable problem if we have the will and the political conditions are ripe.
I don't think know that they are at this particular moment. although there is promise at the state level. AHIP, the insurer trade group formerly known as America's Health Insurance Plan, says prior authorizations help insure patients receive safe, evidence-based care and keep costs low.
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Chapter 3: What impact is the conflict in Iran having on global markets?
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