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What recent developments have occurred in the U.S.-Israel war against Iran?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. As the U.S.-Israel war against Iran rages, more American troops have died. U.S. Central Command says six troops died when their military refueling plane crashed in western Iraq. General Dan Cain, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this morning it happened in friendly airspace but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. U.S.
NCOM says a second plane involved in the encounter landed safely. The latest fatalities bring to at least 11 the number of U.S. troops killed since the start of the war two weeks ago. NPR has confirmed that a Japan-based Marine unit is heading to the Middle East.
A source not authorized to speak publicly says about 2,200 service members from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa aboard the USS Tripoli will join an armada of ships taking part in the Iran war. No word on what role the Marines will play. The deployment was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
NPR's learned that the man who attacked a synagogue outside Detroit yesterday was a naturalized U.S. citizen who lost two brothers as well as a young niece and nephew in an Israeli strike in Mashkara, Lebanon last week, according to the town's mayor.
In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the public as the FBI investigates the synagogue attack as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. We will call it out. We must lower the rhetoric in this state and in this country, especially at this moment where we have seen such a rise in anti-Semitism and more attacks on the Jewish community.
Authorities say the assailant, identified as 41-year-old Eamon Muhammad Ghazali, was killed by Temple Israel Security after he drove into the synagogue in West Bloomfield Township and the vehicle caught fire. Cuba says it is in the middle of negotiations with the United States. NPR's Ada Peralta reports this comes amid a U.S. blockade of oil.
During an address on state television, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel admitted for the first time that the Cuban government was in direct negotiations with the U.S. government. Díaz-Canel said the talks were at the initial stages. He said Cuba was taking a peaceful approach toward finding solutions of, quote, bilateral differences.
He did not give any details on the substance of the negotiations. Cuba hasn't received any oil for three months now. It means the island has experienced rolling blackouts, leaving hospitals and other public institutions on the brink of collapse. President Trump has said he expects the Cuban government to collapse or negotiate a transition like the one in Venezuela.
Ida Peralta, NPR News, Maracaibo, Venezuela. U.S. stocks are trading lower this hour. The Dow is down 10 points, the S&P has fallen 23 points, and the Nasdaq is down 171 points. From Washington, this is NPR News. Researchers in California say an outbreak of the bird flu affecting elephant seals in the state has now spread to other marine mammals. Here's NPR's Nate Rodd.
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