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Chapter 1: What recent developments have occurred in the Iran-Israel conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Iran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz again today after Israel continued to attack the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. The closure casts doubt over whether the precarious ceasefire to end the more-than-a-month war would hold, as NPR's Greg Myrie explains.
There was sporadic fire today with Arab Gulf countries in particular reporting some attacks from Iran. Iran said it was hit at least once. But broadly speaking, the Iran war is definitely going quiet. However, Israel is still heavily bombing Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel says that conflict is not part of the ceasefire. Now, Iran says it is. The U.S. is siding with Israel.
But the fighting in Lebanon could be a problem if it carries on.
NPR's Greg Myrie reporting. Farmers in the heartland are hoping the ceasefire in Iran will hold and the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. But NPR's Kirk Sigler reports many don't expect fuel or fertilizer prices to go down anytime soon.
Farmers were already dealing with high equipment and fertilizer costs due to inflation and President Trump's latest trade war. And the war in Iran has driven up those costs even more. Justin Sherlock grows corn and soybeans.
We really need this to be resolved soon and for the oil and energy markets to try and stabilize if we can.
Sherlock is going into his fourth straight year in the red. The farmers here still holding on are only surviving because land prices are so high and that's collateral to the banks. We're at a point where we're literally betting the farm to try and keep going one more year right now.
Farmers hope the war and geopolitics don't get in the way with ongoing trade negotiations with China, traditionally North Dakota's largest buyer of soybeans. Kirk Sigler, NPR News, Fargo.
Democracy has significantly eroded since President Trump returned to office, according to a new survey. NPR's Frank Lankvitt reports.
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Chapter 2: How are farmers affected by the geopolitical situation in Iran?
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