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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
Chapter 2: What did President Trump announce regarding the war against Iran?
President Trump made his first address to the nation last night since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran. Trump says the U.S. can conclude its military operation in two to three weeks, but he said if Iran doesn't make a deal, the U.S. will fire on all of their plants that produce electricity. That would affect tens of millions of Iranian civilians.
NPR's Aya Batrari says Iran has responded.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson did say after Trump's speech that Iran is not interested in just a ceasefire with another war being launched on them again. And in response to Trump calling Iran a state sponsor of terror, Iran's foreign ministry said it's actually Israel with the backing of the U.S. that's being prosecuted now in international courts for war crimes in Gaza.
Israel denies charges of genocide.
NPR's Aya Batrari reporting. A top world energy policy group says the war against Iran has forced countries in the Persian Gulf to drastically cut their oil and gas production. They cannot export these through the Strait of Hormuz. It's tightly controlled by Iran. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more on the report from the International Energy Agency.
The IEA says during the month of March, production decreased 25 percent in Saudi Arabia, more than 60 percent in Kuwait, and 80 percent in Iraq. But the countries must keep some level of production going to avoid the consequences of shutting down oil wells, which can cause significant damage. Once stopped, some wells are difficult to start again. Others become entirely unusable.
IEA President Fatih Birol says the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has resulted in the greatest threat to world energy security ever. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is hosting a meeting today virtually with almost three dozen countries about the Strait of Hormuz. British leaders say they'll discuss viable diplomatic and political ways to reopen the strait. The U.S. is not participating. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering yesterday's oral arguments on birthright citizenship.
President Trump wants to change the Constitution's 14th Amendment. This gives every child born in the U.S. American citizenship. NPR's Nina Totenberg says when Trump returned to office, he took quick action on the issue.
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Chapter 3: How is the war affecting oil production in the Persian Gulf?
NPR's John Hamilton has more on a study in the journal Science Advances.
Many psychedelics come from natural sources, like mushrooms, medicinal plants, or the skin of a Sonoran desert toad. But a team in Israel thought there must be an easier way to obtain large quantities of mind-bending compounds, including psilocybin and DMT. So, they studied how living organisms make these substances. Then, they genetically altered a tobacco plant to give it the same ability.
The result? A tobacco plant capable of simultaneously producing five different psychedelics. These products aren't intended for recreational use, though. The goal is a better source of psychedelics for experimental treatments of psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. John Hamilton, NPR News.
Health officials in Utah are reporting new measles cases. There have been more than 140 cases found since early March. The outbreak is one of the most significant in the country, and Utah has seen more than 550 measles cases since the outbreak began in that state last June. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.
Do you ever wish you could predict the future? Well, some scientists try to do that every year, forecasting when cherry blossom trees will bloom each spring.
It's a wild guess, but there is some science involved in it.
And there is a lot riding on the peak bloom forecast. Tourism, climate change models, and more. Listen to ShoreWave on the NPR app, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear how scientists are predicting the future.
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