Chapter 1: What recent events have escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump says there will likely be more deaths of service members as the fight against Iran continues. In an address posted to social media, the president said the U.S. would avenge the deaths of three service members.
In his address, President Trump accused Iran of waging war against civilization, calling Iran's supreme leader, who along with senior Iranian leaders was killed in the operation, a wretched, vile man responsible for countless deaths. Officials there say an interim committee will be in charge now. NPR's Greg Myrie has more.
Iranian officials say the interim committee will consist of three members, President Massoud Pazeshkian, the head of the judiciary, and another senior official. The country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike at his compound in the capital, Tehran.
Israel says it simultaneously bombed three meetings filled with senior political and military figures at the start of the massive air campaign Saturday. Iran's Assembly of Experts, consisting of 88 senior Islamic clerics, is supposed to choose the country's supreme leader and may well do so. But given the current crisis, the interim committee will lead for now. Greg Myhre, NPR News, Washington.
Blasts have continued in the region. NPR's Carrie Khan reports from Istanbul that the situation inside Iran is intense and mixed.
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Chapter 2: How is Iran responding to the leadership vacuum after Khamenei's death?
Officials there have declared 40 days of mourning. We've seen videos of large crowds of mourners today in at least two cities. NPR has also verified videos of people celebrating across the country on Saturday night after his death was announced.
Until Khamenei's successor can be appointed, a three-person leadership council is running the country, and it will be their role to appoint a successor to the Ayatollah.
NPR's Carrie Khan reporting from Istanbul. Israel and the United States continue striking Iran for a second day. Iran has retaliated with strikes aimed at several Gulf states. And Israel. The ripples of the aerosols are affecting Gaza. Israel has closed all borders crossing into the besieged Palestinian territory. NPR's Anas Baba reports.
Prices of basic goods have already started to soar in Gaza since the crossings closed Saturday. Most of the population relies on aid for survival. That includes the Rafah crossing, where emergency medical evacuees had only recently been allowed to leave. The Israeli military says no medics or UN personnel will be allowed to leave or enter Gaza while the borders are closed.
Chapter 3: What impact are the recent strikes having on the situation in Gaza?
The military says the closure of Gaza's crossing will have no impact on aid and that existing stocks of food are, quote, expected to suffice for an extended period. But even before this full closure, the UN said food rations were cut in half this month due to insufficient supplies entering the Strip.
This is NPR. The FBI says a shooting this weekend in Austin, Texas, is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism. Overnight, two people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting in a popular Austin entertainment district. Local police say they responded quickly, returning fire from an armed male suspect who was killed at the scene.
Authorities say the gunman was wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words, "'Property of Allah.'" Financial pressures have led several colleges and university art museums to close in recent years. We get that story from NPR's Netta Ulabi.
The DePaul Art Museum has announced it will close at the end of June. Founded 40 years ago as part of DePaul University, it often showed contemporary international work with an emphasis on social justice.
Velo de Luto, Morning Veil, replicates traditional morning veils in Spain.
That's artist Selva Aparcio talking about a recent exhibition on the museum's social media. Other art museums that have closed in the past two years include ones at the University of New Hampshire, Albright College in Pennsylvania, and Valparaiso University in Indiana. Netta Ulibi, NPR News.
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Chapter 4: What details are emerging about the Austin shooting investigation?
If the sky is clear enough early Tuesday, you might be able to see a total lunar eclipse. The Earth will be between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that covers the full moon. Early morning sunlight filtering through the Earth's atmosphere is expected to make the moon look red. The lunar eclipse will be visible from North America, Central America, and parts of South America.
The next total lunar eclipse is not until late 2028.
Chapter 5: What astronomical event is expected to occur soon, and how can it be observed?
I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.