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What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says the U.S. Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz from all ships, and the U.S. military says that starts tomorrow. This after peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan yesterday failed to produce a deal. NPR's Mara Eliason has more on what happens next. It's not clear.
Maybe the naval blockade will cause Iran to say, OK, we'll agree to the Americans' terms. They could start negotiations again. Or Donald Trump could decide to send in ground troops. I don't know if a naval blockade is enough to forcibly open the straits. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said recently that if Iran doesn't turn over its enriched uranium, the U.S. would go in and get it. But experts say that also would involve ground troops, which could be a red line politically for a lot of voters in the U.S. It also could be very risky. I guess another way this gets resolved is that Donald Trump declares victory. He's already been doing that.
What are the implications of the U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz?
And he leaves Iran without his major political goals accomplished, without Iran giving up its nuclear program.
And here's Mara Liason. The Holy Fire ceremony, a Christian tradition more than a thousand years old, continued uninterrupted in Jerusalem yesterday. Empire's Daniel Estrin reports.
Pilgrims erupted in cheers and bells rang out. as the Greek Orthodox patriarch emerged from the tomb of Jesus, according to tradition, holding a flame said to be lit miraculously. It was also miraculous, one could say, that the ceasefire with Iran came just in time as Israeli authorities reopened the Church of the Holy Sepulchre following wartime safety restrictions on gatherings. Israel's foreign ministry says torches carrying the holy flame were flown to Orthodox Christian communities in Greece, Russia, Poland, Georgia, Romania, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, and Moldova. One torch was carried across the border to Egypt. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
As gas prices have taken a historic leap during the war in Iran, some U.S. drivers are finding relief at an unusual place. They're filling up on tribal lands. NPR's Amy Held reports. Gas is ridiculous.
Janelle Lewis of Snohomish County, Washington, has been spending about $150 to fill up her suburban. Now she's driving it 25 minutes out of her way to the Tulalip Reservation. There, gas is about 10 percent cheaper. It's worth it to fill up once a week. There are hundreds of tribally owned gas stations, by and large exempt from paying state fuel taxes, savings they can pass on. The gas stations also provide revenue for reservations to reinvest in their communities, concentrated in western states where the priciest gas in the U.S. is found. For Lewis, finding it at $4.85 a gallon on the reservation has been a boon. That'll get me through the week. Amy Held, NPR News.
U.S. futures contracts are trading lower at this hour. Dow futures down about 1 percent. You're listening to NPR News. Cold temperatures have cut down sweet cherry blooms across much of central and eastern Washington and Oregon. Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King has more.
It took McIlroy years to win his first Masters last year. Now the world's number two golfer joins greats Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Nick Faldo as the only players to win two in a row. McIlroy held off challenges from several players in the final round, including a surge from golf's number one ranked player, Scotty Scheffler, who finished runner-up, one stroke behind McElroy's 12 under par. McElroy now has six majors, along with another green jacket. He also takes home a $4.5 million purse. For NPR News, I'm Alex Helmick.
And that's Rory McIlroy becoming only the fourth player ever to win the Masters Golf Tournament in back-to-back years. At the weekend box office, the Super Mario Galaxy movie took the top spot, with an estimated $69 million in ticket sales. The Universal and Illumination sequel has made nearly $630 million globally so far. In second place, Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary, with $24 million in its fourth weekend.
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