Chapter 1: What recent events are escalating tensions in the Arab Gulf?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Arab Gulf states are facing waves of missile and drone attacks from Iran. It comes after the U.S. and Israel launched deadly attacks across Iran that killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. And top military and political leaders and peers Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has more from Dubai.
Iran insists it's not targeting countries in the region, but that it's defending against U.S. strikes by targeting U.S. troops at bases in the Gulf. The U.S. military says three U.S. ground troops were killed and five seriously wounded as part of a support group in Kuwait. But attacks have gone beyond just military bases in the Gulf.
Commercial ports in Dubai and Oman have been targeted, as have airports in Kuwait and the UAE cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, shutting down airspace and leaving thousands of tourists stranded. High-rise towers and fancy hotels have also been struck by drones or fallen debris from missile interceptions in Bahrain and Dubai, including on its luxury Palm Island.
Chapter 2: How is Iran responding to U.S. and Israeli military actions?
As of now, Gulf Arab states have not responded militarily to Iran's attacks. Aya Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
Several U.S. warplanes crashed Monday in Kuwait, that country's defense ministry said, with all the pilots safely bailing out. The ministry did not elaborate on what caused the crashes, but it came during an intense period of Iranian fire targeting that country.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK will allow the US to use some of its bases in the Gulf to attack Iran's missile capabilities. In a video message posted to social media Sunday, Starmer says Iranian missile attacks threaten British allies, civilians and military.
We were not involved. in the initial strikes on Iran. And we will not join offensive action now. But Iran is pursuing a scorched earth strategy. So we are supporting the collective self-defense of our allies and our people in the region.
Britain had previously not allowed the U.S. to use U.K. bases to attack Iran. Leaders across the Middle East are calling on the U.S., Israel, and Iran to stand down as they continue to trade airstrikes for a second day. As Derry Buskaran reports, the war is deeply unpopular in neighboring Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his counterparts in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia as the countries pushed the US, Israel, and Iran to find a diplomatic solution. Erdogan said the conflict risks dragging the region into a ring of fire.
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party also spoke out against the war, saying that only the Iranian people should decide the future of their country. A religious solidarity group organized protests in Istanbul, calling for an end to U.S.
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Chapter 3: What impact are missile attacks having on commercial areas in the Gulf?
imperialism. For Ampere News, I'm Dori Buscarin, Istanbul.
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have put world markets on edge. U.S. futures initially dropped more than 1% on Monday when markets opened across Asia. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 2.3%. Soon after the open and shares also fell in Australia, crude oil prices, though, jumped by almost 10%. This is NPR News. Iran's national soccer team may not play World Cup games in the U.S. later this year.
The president of Iran's Soccer Federation said Sunday that the team cannot look forward to the World Cup with hope. Iran has been placed in Group G and is scheduled to play two games in Los Angeles and one other game in Seattle. Prior authorization is the process of getting approval from your insurance company for a test or treatment.
One in three insured adults pulled by health policy from KFF say that's a major burden. Sarah Bowden has our 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. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Bowden.
Police in Austin say a 53-year-old man from Senegal killed two people and injured 14 others at a shooting early Sunday morning. The U.S. naturalized citizen was wearing clothing with an Iranian flag design, along with the words, Property of Allah. The man was shot and killed by responding police officers. The FBI says it's investigating the shooting as a possible act of terrorism.
I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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