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Chapter 1: What recent military actions have occurred between Iran and the U.S.?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. Iran shot down two U.S. aircraft in separate attacks Friday, making this the first time U.S. aircraft have been taken down in the five-week-old war. One plane was an A-10 known as the Warthog. The U.S. says the pilot was rescued. The second plane is an Air Force F-15E fighter that has two pilots. One pilot has been rescued.
The other is still missing. NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman says the attacks show Iran's military is still capable of fighting back.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has control of the skies over Iran and is now able to fly in the lumbering B-52 aircraft for bombing runs. Last month, an F-35 aircraft was struck by Iranian fire, possibly a missile. The aircraft was very damaged, but the pilot was able to land back at base. The pilot was wounded by shell fragments and required stitches.
So again, this latest two aircraft down shows the skies above Iran are still dangerous for U.S. pilots.
Amazon has announced a fuel surcharge in response to higher prices brought on by the war in Iran. NPR is a financial supporter of NPR. As NPR's Andrea Xu reports, the fee will be imposed on third-party sellers.
Starting April 17th, Amazon third-party sellers will see a 3.5% increase to their fulfillment fees. In a message to sellers, the company said that equates to an average of 17 cents per unit, a cost sellers could pass on to customers. Amazon said it had been absorbing increased fuel prices. But like other major carriers, it was hiking fees to recover a portion of its added costs.
UPS and FedEx imposed new fuel surcharges last month, and the U.S. Postal Service says starting April 26, it's adding an 8 percent surcharge to package and shipping services, including priority mail and parcel select. First-class stamps will not be affected. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
The Trump administration wants to begin privatizing airport security operations currently handled by the TSA. NPR's Joel Rose reports it's part of the White House budget.
President Trump's budget proposes cutting funding for the TSA, the Transportation Security Administration, by more than $50 million. And it would require small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private contractors to staff security checkpoints. That program has existed for years, but only 20 airports are enrolled.
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Chapter 2: How is Amazon adjusting its fees due to the war in Iran?
This week on the NPR Politics Podcast. In Iran, President Trump is both escalating and de-escalating, pausing strikes on energy sites, claiming Iran wants to make a deal, but also moving troops to the region. We unpack what we know about where those troops are headed and how talks are playing out behind closed doors. This week on the NPR Politics Podcast.
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