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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. President Trump says U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran are nearing completion, little more than a month after they began. Speaking from the White House last night, Trump said Iran will be hit extremely hard over the next two to three weeks as the U.S. completes its military objectives. Trump added more strikes could be necessary in the future to deal with Iran's nuclear capabilities. Regarding Iran having largely blocked commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump called on other countries to take action.
The countries of the world that do receive oil through the hormone straight must take care of that passage. They must cherish it. They must grab it and cherish it. They can do it easily. We will be helpful, but they should take the lead in protecting the oil that they so desperately depend on.
Trump spoke for about 20 minutes in his first formal address to the American public since Operation Epic Fury began. Bahrain has taken over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and is pushing for a resolution that calls on Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Michelle Kellerman says Bahrain watered down the language in the draft to try to get it through.
Bahrain's Ambassador Jamal Fares al-Rawai says his country cannot accept what he calls economic terrorism. That's how he describes Iran's moves to shut down the Strait of Hormuz in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. He says it is of, quote, paramount importance for the Security Council to vote on a draft resolution to protect commercial shipping. As he took over the UN Security Council presidency, the Bahraini ambassador blasted Iran for continuing to launch drones and missiles at Gulf countries, despite a Security Council resolution that he sponsored last month that called on Iran to stop such attacks. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
NASA says the Artemis II moon mission is proceeding as scheduled following yesterday's launch of four astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce was there for liftoff.
The rocket is just arcing up into the sky. There's a tremendous noise and just a bright, bright star-like, streaking star in the sky as it goes up and up. The sound was like physical. You could feel your body shaking. And there's a long, straight cloud, white cloud coming down from the rocket, which is still Very visible, high up in the blue sky. There's four astronauts on board, and it's amazing to think that they're on top of this thing. And it's just going up and up and up, and we can still hear it. It's like a very loud flag-flapping sound, and all eyes are on this thing.
That's NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce. The astronauts will travel around the moon and back on a mission lasting about 10 days. This is NPR News from Washington. A medical examiner in New York State says the February death of a 56-year-old visually impaired Rohingya refugee in Buffalo was a homicide. The man had been dropped off at a donut shop by U.S. Border Patrol agents in sub-freezing temperatures. Ryan Zunner with Buffalo Toronto Public Media reports on Narul Amin Shah Alam.
Health officials say Alam died on a cold downtown street in February of a ruptured ulcer, which developed from hypothermia and dehydration. The county's health commissioner notes the homicide definition includes negligence or inaction, not intent. The homicide ruling has hit Alam's Rohingya community in Buffalo hard. They are a stateless ethnic group who have faced atrocities in Myanmar for decades. Community organizer Imran Faisal says his people fled Southeast Asia to escape danger.
There must be accountability and the justice must be served to honor his life. This tragedy has created deep fear within our community.
The Erie County District Attorney says they are, quote, committed to seeking the truth and upholding justice. For NPR News, I'm Ryan Zunner in Buffalo.
Damage and at least one death are being reported in northern Indonesia after a strong earthquake struck there earlier today.
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