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What are the latest developments regarding airstrikes in Iran?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Airstrikes in Iran are continuing this weekend. Israel's military says its planes attacked an oil storage facility in Tehran on Saturday, setting it on fire. It appears to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. In Washington, concerns from some members of Congress continue over possible escalation of the fighting, in part because President Trump is refusing to dismiss the idea of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.
Could there be? Possibly, for very good reason. Have to be very good reason. And I would say if we ever did that, they would be so decimated that they wouldn't be able to fight at the ground level.
Trump made his comments to reporters on board Air Force One on Saturday. Residents of Tehran have more concerns than the bombing the city is currently seeing, as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports. Fears are also mounting for the safety of thousands of detainees held in a notorious prison there.
Shaylina Saddullahi says her brother, Aliya Saddullahi, was detained about a month ago from his home and taken to Iran's Evin prison, notorious for its brutal treatment of inmates. Aliya Saddullahi is an internationally recognised poet and over 100 authors, including Margaret Atwood, have penned a joint letter calling for his release. Charlene Asadullahi, who lives in exile in Germany, says her brother was due to be released on bail the day the US and Israeli bombardment began. They haven't heard from him since. Her sources inside Iran have told her that he and other prisoners have been moved first to an intelligence complex and then an army base, all places she fears are likely targets of US and Israeli strikes.
Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Turkey, near the border with Iran.
Officials say at least six people are dead and a number of others are injured after tornadoes tore through the Midwest. NPR's Shondalee Stuster has more.
In Michigan, the Branch County Sheriff's Office on Friday said three people had been killed and 12 people were injured because of a tornado. And in Cass County, officials say one person was killed and several people were injured. A 12-year-old boy is among the dead. And in Oklahoma, officials in Begg say two people have also died. The National Weather Service says at least six tornadoes touched down across both states on Friday. Local and state of emergencies have been declared in Oklahoma and Michigan because of the tornadoes. Officials say they are continuing to assess damage from the tornadoes and are searching through debris. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
A federal judge has ruled that Carrie Lake's role at the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media was done without legal authority. The ruling Saturday evening declares void all actions that she took in that role. That includes the mass layoffs forced on the agency. The agency is the parent of several U.S.-funded international radio networks, including The Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and Radio Free Asia. You're listening to NPR News. In Peru, a bombing in the early hours of Saturday morning at a nightclub has injured 33 people. John Bartlett reports from Chile.
The explosion hit the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru's northern coast, a region which has recently been plagued by violence. It is the fifth bombing in the region in less than a week. At least five of the injured are in a serious condition and some have undergone surgery to amputate limbs. The same nightclub had been attacked with a tear gas canister two weeks ago during Valentine's Day celebrations. Peru's National Police Force found a violent criminal group which operates in the area responsible for that attack. For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago.
How are residents in Tehran affected by the current conflict?
Heavy rains have caused flooding in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi this weekend. Officials say at least 25 people have died in the flooding. Some motorists were stranded for hours by the floodwaters and had to be rescued by the country's military. Officials say the death toll is likely to rise as search and rescue operations continue.
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