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What military operations are the U.S. currently conducting in the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. U.S. Central Command says the U.S. Navy is beginning operations to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Two destroyers are involved. The U.S. says this is part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully cleared of mines previously left by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Vice President J.D. Vance is leading the delegation in Pakistan where talks are being held to stabilize the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. NPR's Anusha Mathur reports.
In terms of military capability, America has the clear upper hand. But Iran's control of the strait could be a sticky point of negotiations.
It has revealed this new source of leverage that the rest of the world didn't realize.
That's Matthew Koenig. He worked on the Iran portfolio at the Pentagon during the Bush, Obama, and first Trump administrations. While Trump has downplayed America's reliance on trade through the strait, Koenig says these negotiations will set a precedent.
It's essential for the Trump administration to make sure that however this ends, it doesn't end with Iran in control of the strait.
He says the stakes are war or peace. Anusha Mathur, NPR News, the White House.
Negotiations are expected next week on another phase of the war, Israel's military operation against Lebanon. David Milibrand is a former British foreign secretary.
The situation in Lebanon is a new scale of catastrophe. One in five people forced from their homes, only... 150,000 of the million-plus people displaced in government shelters, so people sleeping on the floors of relatives, the floors of friends, a few thousand also in tents in Beirut. It's an extraordinary city. You can drive past the Beirut Yacht Club, and outside the Beirut Yacht Club, there are people in tents who've been forced from their homes.
At least three people have died in the latest attacks by Israel on suspected Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. The U.S. Court of International Trade heard arguments this week in a case challenging President Trump's authority to impose sweeping new tariffs.
What are the implications of Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz for U.S. negotiations?
NPR's Windsor Johnston reports the lawsuit was brought by two dozen states.
At issue is President Trump's use of a 1974 trade law to justify the measures. The law allows temporary tariffs during a financial emergency tied to international trade imbalances. Ilya Soman is a law professor at George Mason University. He tells NPR the Constitution puts tariff authority squarely in the hands of Congress.
The president has no independent power in this area of his own. He only has such authority as Congress has given him. And here they have not given him the kind of vast sweeping authority he's claiming.
The outcome of the case could determine how far a president can go in reshaping trade policy without congressional approval. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. A federal judge Friday extended his block on a proposed $6.2 billion giant between television giants Nexstar and Tegna, while he decides if a longer review of the deal is necessary. Attorneys general from eight states and satellite provider DirecTV sued to block the deal, claiming it would harm local journalism and raise prices to consumers. The U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley extended his emergency restraining order until April 17. Spring has sprung in Britain, and with it, some unsettling changes to the season. Vicki Barker reports from London.
First, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds fired a salvo at a tradition long cherished by British gardeners. It has urged them to put away their bird feeders between May and October to fight a deadly parasite which spreads wherever birds crowd together. The bird feeders are a particular source of infection. And now, another seasonal tradition violated. The posh and venerable Chelsea Flower Show has relaxed its historic ban on garden gnomes. How could it not? After soccer star David Beckham personally decorated a gnome for the garden he designed with King Charles. The gnome will then be auctioned off for charity.
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