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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade on all Iranian ports beginning in seven hours. The action is in response to the collapse of peace talks in Pakistan this weekend.
What recent military actions have the U.S. taken against Iran?
The blockade is an effort to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Speaking with reporters Sunday night, President Trump said despite the setbacks, the ceasefire with Iran remains in place.
I would say it's holding well. Their military is destroyed. Their whole Navy is underwater. You know that 158 ships are gone. Their Navy's gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone.
Trump says the Navy will also intercept vessels that are paying tolls to Iran for passage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in Lebanon Sunday as Israeli and Lebanese diplomats prepare to hold their first direct meeting between government officials in decades on Tuesday. As NPR's Kat Lansdorff reports, that's as attacks in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah continue.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health says 97 people were killed by Israeli strikes, mainly in the south, on Saturday alone, including three emergency workers. Meanwhile, Hezbollah says it has continued attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops inside Lebanon. Israel says it struck more than 200 Hezbollah targets over the weekend. Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the U.S. are set to meet in Washington to discuss a ceasefire. But at a Hezbollah rally in downtown Beirut Saturday, supporters filled the streets for blocks, waving flags and chanting against negotiations. Many said that after the Israeli attacks last week, which killed more than 350 people in a single day, they don't trust the talks will benefit them.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Beirut.
In Nigeria, a local official says dozens of civilians were killed in an airstrike Saturday by Nigeria's military. The attack hit a village market in the northeast part of that country. As NPR's Emmanuel Akinwatu reports, the strikes appear to have been targeting an Islamist militant compound.
The airstrikes hit a remote market in the northeastern state of Borno, where the Boko Haram insurgency began and where the Nigerian military have been fighting Islamist militant groups. In earlier incidents, Nigeria's air force killed at least dozens of civilians in airstrikes rather than the militants it targeted. The air force has blamed intelligence failings and operational errors. In February, about 100 US soldiers arrived in the region in a security pact including sharing intelligence and training Nigeria's armed forces. Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.
Hungarian voters rejected the re-election bid of Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. Officials say voters turned out in the largest number since the fall of communism. The vote is seen as critical for Europe and Ukraine. Orban has often clashed with Hungary's European Union partners, including over funding for Kyiv's war efforts. You're listening to NPR News. The federal government has awarded $50 million for EMS agencies around the country to expand pre-hospital blood transfusion programs. The practice is considered a lifesaver for trauma patients. From Connecticut Public Radio, Chris Polanski reports.
Paramedic field supervisor Tia Olson with the ambulance company AMR Hartford says getting blood into trauma patients in the field rather than waiting until they reach the hospital has been a game changer.
You give it and within a minute to two minutes, like they wake back up, their vitals start stabilizing. You see the color return to their skin.
The money from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, is going everywhere from rural Oregon to Tampa, Florida. NHTSA says roughly 2% of the nation's 15,000 EMS agencies have pre-hospital blood programs now, but they're hoping to grow that number rapidly. For NPR News, I'm Chris Polanski in Hartford, Connecticut.
Legendary Bollywood singer Asha Boozley has died. She was 92 years old. Her singing has been featured in about 12,000 songs.
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