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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. Gulf states are reporting new missile and drone attacks today as Iran widens its campaign and says people should evacuate from three major ports in the United Arab Emirates. Israel has announced new missile strikes on Iran today as Tehran targets the world's oil supply.
President Trump is calling on other nations to help protect a vital waterway for oil passage.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Iran conflict affecting oil supply?
But as NPR's Arezu Rezvani reports, the response so far has been fairly muted.
Since the start of the war, Iran has blocked some oil tankers and attacked cargo vessels trying to pass through the strait, which has led to a huge spike in global oil prices. Nearly a fifth of the world's oil supply typically passes through this vital oil export route. The waters off Iran's coast have become a strategic battleground in the war. The U.S.
bombed military targets on Iran's Khark Island Saturday. Trump said the U.S. might hit the island again, quote, just for fun, if Iran continues interfering with ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Arizu Razvani, NPR News, Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian couple and their two young children in the occupied West Bank. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
Chapter 3: How has the U.S. responded to missile strikes from Iran?
Palestinian health officials report the couple in their mid-30s and their five and seven-year-old sons were all shot in the face and head. The Palestinian Authority official news agency said the family's car came under fire as they were driving home from shopping for new clothes for an upcoming Muslim holiday.
In a statement, the Israeli military says troops were in the West Bank to arrest militant suspects when a car accelerated toward forces who opened fire, killing the four Palestinians, and that the circumstances were under investigation. Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers and soldiers have killed at least 13 Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran began.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Treasury is set to receive a $10 billion fee charged by the Trump administration for brokering a deal to sell TikTok's U.S. business. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the payment is drawing more attention into how Trump is using the presidency for dealmaking.
The $10 billion represents about 70% of TikTok's US valuation. Typically, bankers who complete large deals receive more like 1%. And the deal to sell off most of TikTok's Chinese investment only occurred to comply with a law Congress passed. So in some sense, it's a fee for brokering a deal to comply with the law.
Some of the biggest beneficiaries of the TikTok deal are longtime Trump allies like Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, which is the lead investor in the new TikTok entity. The fee, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is being defended by the White House as a fair payment for saving TikTok. In September, Trump said the public would soon learn about, quote, a tremendous fee.
Bobby Allen, NPR News.
This is NPR News. Airline CEOs are saying enough. One month into the partial U.S. government shutdown, that's seen some 50,000 airport security officers work without pay, lines lengthening, and some checkpoints closing.
The heads of American, United, Delta, JetBlue Southwest, and Alaska Air have sent an open letter to Congress calling on lawmakers to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. and to prevent such a stalemate from happening again. Without a deal, disruptions are expected to get worse as the spring travel season gets underway.
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