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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Iran says it is re-closing the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after the conditional ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran went into effect. Only a trickle of ships were able to pass through the vital waterway that normally carries about a fifth of the world's energy supplies.
Chapter 2: What recent developments occurred in the Strait of Hormuz?
NPR's Jackie Northam reports.
Despite being anchored since the start of the war more than a month ago, hundreds of ships were not eager to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The big concern is safety. There were still regional attacks. It's uncertain if Iran has cleared mines in the water and a threat broadcast to the ships from Iran itself.
If any vessel tries to transit...
The White House says the president is aware of reports that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and disputes them, while also saying that would be completely unacceptable. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
Israel says the ceasefire does not apply to Hezbollah in Lebanon, where more than a million people have been displaced. Israel's military said today that it carried out airstrikes on more than 100 targets in Lebanon in about 10 minutes. NPR's Lauren Frayers in Beirut.
Lebanon's health minister says hundreds are dead and injured. The Red Cross says 100 ambulances are out in Beirut alone trying to rescue people. Hospitals are asking for blood donations. Israel issued fresh evacuation orders for areas in Beirut's southern suburbs this morning, but not for areas in central Beirut, where I am.
A posh area along Beirut's Corniche waterfront was struck today, which has not been a target before. That blast hit near the residence of the Speaker of Lebanon's parliament.
NPR's Lauren Frayer reporting. Artificial intelligence company Anthropix spat with the Pentagon, hasn't stopped the company from moving ahead. It's out with a new AI model, and it's limiting the release to a select group of tech and cybersecurity companies. NPR's Shannon Bond reports Anthropix says the model could power damaging cyber attacks.
Anthropic says its new model, known as Claude Mythos Preview, is really good at identifying security flaws in software. It's so good, the company says, it would be dangerous to roll it out to the general public because bad actors could use it to exploit those flaws. Instead, Anthropic is giving access to a group of more than 40 companies, from Google and Apple to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
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Chapter 3: How is the conflict in Lebanon affecting civilians?
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