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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Chapter 2: What military cooperation is Iran receiving from Russia and China?
Iran's foreign minister says it's getting military cooperation from Russia and China, and he accuses the United Arab Emirates of allowing the U.S. to launch attacks on Iran from its territory. President Trump is calling on neighboring countries to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz to keep it open, but Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi, says it's not fully clothed.
There are many tankers and ships who are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and I can say that the Strait is not closed, but it is only closed to American, Israeli ships and tankers. speaking there in an exclusive interview on MSNOW. Arachi also downplayed the effects of the U.S. attack on Harg Island last night, an oil export terminal for 90 percent of the country's oil. Trump says the U.S.
did not target the oil infrastructure on the island, and Arachi says if it is attacked, Iran will retaliate. The Palestinian militant group Hamas is urging Iran to stop attacking its Gulf neighbors. It's a rare plea made by Iran's key ally, as NPR's Carrie Khan reports. Hamas, which is backed by Iran, said it affirms Tehran's right to defend itself against the U.S. and Israeli attacks.
But in a statement, the group called on its Iranian brothers to, quote, avoid targeting neighboring countries and urged all regional nations to cooperate in order to, quote, preserve the bonds of brotherhood. Iran has fired missiles and drones into multiple Gulf countries.
Chapter 3: What recent attacks have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz?
Iran says it is targeting U.S. installations there, but many attacks have hit civilian infrastructure. In the UAE, Iran hit the Dubai airport and near iconic tourist landmarks. Saudi Arabia said Friday it intercepted nearly a dozen drones from Iran. Hamas has strongly condemned Israel's killing of Iran's supreme leader, calling it a, quote, heinous crime. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Justice Department has quietly restarted a program that allows some people with felony records or accused of certain felonies to regain their federal gun rights. And here's Jacqueline Diaz has more. The 22 people the Justice Department approved to get their guns back lost their Second Amendment rights because of felony convictions decades ago.
The DOJ maintains that the people on this list pose no public safety risk and had committed their felony crimes many years ago. That is, except for one, Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman. He was indicted in an Arizona fake elector scheme from 2020. He received a pardon from Trump last year, but still faces those charges in Arizona. A DOJ official said Hoffman poses no risk to public safety.
Hoffman didn't respond to NPR's request for comment. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues buying warehouses across the country for new detention centers. Macy Lipkin from member station KUER reports on a new ICE facility coming to Salt Lake City.
ICE paid $145 million this week for a warehouse near Salt Lake City International Airport. The agency confirmed that this is part of its detention expansion. Local Democratic leaders oppose the center, and some communities around the country have successfully blocked the projects. But in 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox said he would like the state to have one.
ICE says their sites undergo community impact studies to make sure there's no hardship on local infrastructure. But Salt Lake City Mayor Aaron Mendenhall says a detention center would be, quote, wholly outside the scope of our available resources and zoning allowances. For NPR News, I'm Macy Lipkin in Ogden, Utah.
France has returned a sacred drum to Ivory Coast, stolen during the West African nation's colonial era in 1916. The wooden drum is among several stolen artifacts that Ivory Coast has asked France to return. The drum, which weighs around 950 pounds and is just under 12 feet long, is referred to as a talking drum and was once used by the Ashken community to communicate between villages.
It's part of a broader effort by French President Emmanuel Macron eight years ago to return artifacts taken from African countries during the colonial era. It's expected to go on display in Abidjan. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.
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