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Chapter 1: What recent military actions have occurred in the Gulf of Oman?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The U.S. military says it has disabled three oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman this week. U.S. Central Command says the latest stop happened yesterday when a tanker crew with Iranian oil did not follow directions from U.S. forces and it violated the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is fragile. The U.S.
says it fired on sites in Iran for the second night in a row. Iran says it fired on U.S. sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Retired U.S. General Joseph Votel formerly led U.S. Central Command. He says the latest U.S. strikes included powerful missiles.
I think one of the things we've seen in the last 24 hours is that these Tomahawk strikes, some of these were impacting relatively close to Tehran, which again is really focused on sending a very, very clear message. So there's a lot of things we can do, but my concern would be mostly on their ability to create an unsafe environment in the Straits of Hormuz.
He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. Economists say the war with Iran continues to push up consumer prices in the U.S. The Labor Department says prices were up 4.2 percent in May compared to the same time a year ago. NPR's Windsor Johnston says that's the highest inflation rate in three years.
Higher energy costs are already rippling through the economy. Economist Mark Zandi says they're pushing up the price of everything from gasoline to groceries and other consumer goods.
Any manufacturer product, you'll start to feel it in higher prices in the not-too-distant future. I suspect if oil prices stay roughly where they are, you know, we're going to be suffering through higher inflation through this time next year.
Sandy estimates the average household has paid more than $500 in added energy costs since the conflict with Iran began four months ago. That alone is more than the roughly $350 many families received in tax relief this year. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and her husband is due in federal court this morning. He is expected to plead guilty. From Minnesota Public Radio, Matt Sepik reports, the plea hearing comes three days before the anniversary of the attacks.
Investigators say Vance Belter killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at their suburban Minneapolis home at 3.30 a.m. last June 14th while disguised as a police officer. Ninety minutes earlier, he allegedly shot and wounded State Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife Yvette and tried to shoot their daughter Hope.
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Chapter 2: How is the ongoing conflict with Iran affecting U.S. consumer prices?
Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
The mayor of a town in the southern Philippines is calling for airdrops of food. The region was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday. Nearly 50 people were killed. Tens of thousands of others are now displaced. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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