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What recent events are unfolding in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Drones and missiles were launched across much of the Middle East today as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran enters into its second week. Israeli fighter jets pounded targets in Iran's capital. NPR's Keri Khan has more from Tel Aviv.
Israel's military says it has dealt serious blows to Iran's air missile and drone system. They say they've been hitting targets throughout the country and particularly in the capital Tehran. We have seen a decrease in the number of air raid sirens in Israel signaling incoming missiles or drones from Iran.
But I have to tell you, overnight and throughout the day, there was still more than a handful of sirens sending residents into the bomb shelter. And that's where I am right now. And here's Kerry Kahn reporting.
Israel also hit Lebanon, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group is based. Meanwhile, Iran continued to fire drones and missiles into multiple Gulf states, and the death toll throughout the Middle East is rising. The Iranian Red Crescent says more than 1,300 have been killed in Iran.
And as the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rises, it's up more than 40 cents from a week ago, according to AAA. President Trump says he's not worried. And here's Tamara Keith has more.
Trump often boasts about low gas prices, a key part of his plan to address affordability. But since the U.S. war with Iran began, gas prices have risen to their highest level since Trump returned to office. Aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked if he is worried about gas prices. And he said no.
This is an excursion. We figured oil prices would go up, which they will. They'll also come down. They'll come down very fast. And we will have gotten rid of a major, major cancer on the face of the earth. We will have taken out a cancer.
Trump, who repeatedly referred to the war as an excursion, had just left the dignified transfer of six U.S. soldiers killed in the war. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
Seven big tech companies are pledging to keep energy costs down amid the AI data center boom. Hannah Merzbach from Mountain West News reports critics say the agreement with the Trump administration is non-binding.
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