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What recent events have escalated tensions in the Middle East?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are claiming responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on Israel. It's the first strike since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran broke out a month ago. President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, says the White House is looking to come to a resolution with Tehran.
The president wants a peace deal, but He also believes in, and I believe in it too, peace through strength.
The IDF has confirmed the missile launch from Yemen and the attack on Israel was intercepted. In Saudi Arabia, 12 American service members were seriously injured after Iran launched airstrikes at a base last night. Military experts say the attack appeared to be a significant breach of U.S. air defenses. Thirteen U.S. soldiers have been killed since the conflict with Iran began. G7 nations meeting in France have agreed to help secure the passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but only once hostilities end. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports it's not the full-throated support President Trump was looking for, but U.S. allies are refusing to be drawn into the conflict.
Europeans were not informed about the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign and still don't know U.S. goals for the war. Speaking after the summit, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barreau admitted escorts for ships will be necessary. once the fighting stops. Talking to reporters on the tarmac as he left France, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted it's everybody's responsibility to counter Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Not only is this illegal, it's unacceptable, it's dangerous for the world, and it's important that the world have a plan to confront it.
Still, no one knows how and when the conflict will end. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris.
Demonstrations against President Trump are expected in cities across the country today. Bruce Convisor reports organizers of the No Kings movement are expecting more than 3,000 rallies nationwide.
In New York, at least eight demonstrations are expected across the city's five boroughs. Organizers and protesters are alarmed by what they say is President Trump's attempt to establish authoritarian rule. Critics say Trump's attempt to eliminate vote by mail would disenfranchise countless voters. and they say his failure to get congressional approval for his war on Iran violates the Constitution. This will be the third No Kings demonstration since President Trump returned to office in January 2025. Organizers say more than 300,000 turned out for the last No Kings rally in New York back in October, and they expect more this time. Last fall, organizers estimate more than 7 million took to the streets nationwide.
For NPR News, I'm Bruce Convisor in New York.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The school board in Dallas, Texas, has voted unanimously to offer free universal pre-K across the district. Bill Zibel with member station KERA reports that enrollment starts next month.
Pre-kindergarten for three- and four-year-olds has been free in Dallas to some, like children with military parents or from low-income families. Beginning next school year, it'll be free to all. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde told trustees it's because they have space.
We're accessing open seats. So the amount of money it's costing us to take up the tuition is more than if we just said you can come.
Elizalde said it'll be a more effective use of current resources with no need to hire more teachers. For NPR News, I'm Bill Zibel in Dallas.
Pro golfer Tiger Woods is facing DUI charges after a rollover crash in Florida on Friday. Authorities say a breath test showed no alcohol, but they suspect drugs or medication. Martin County Sheriff John Budenseek says Woods cooperated with a breathalyzer but refused a urine test.
We had DRE experts evaluating him, and they believed from on scene that he was not impaired on alcohol. They believed it was some type of medication or drug. And again, at the jail, he cooperated with the urine, or I'm sorry, he cooperated with the breathalyzer and then the urine he wanted no part of.
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