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What happened in the latest U.S. strikes and naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. U.S. military says it has completed another round of strikes against Iran, saying in a statement that dozens of military targets were hit near the Strait of Hormuz. Also, the U.S. resumed a naval blockade of Iranian ports Tuesday, as NPR's Quill Lawrence reports.
A ceasefire paused the war in April, but Iran and the U.S. immediately disagreed on how a June Memorandum of Understanding dealt with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil and other products worldwide.
How did U.S. and Iran officials clash over the June Memorandum of Understanding on shipping?
This week, President Trump ordered a resumption of the blockade on maritime traffic to and from Iran and stepped up missile attacks on Iranian targets. Iran, in turn, has been striking U.S. allies in the region and hitting tankers it says are violating Iran's claim of control over the strait. From April through June, the U.S.
Why did the administration pause most ICE traffic stops and what incidents prompted the review?
enforced blockade allowed dozens of aid shipments through, but turned back 140 vessels and fired on nine that did not comply. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
President Trump's border czar, Tom Holman, says the administration's move to suspend most traffic stops by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers is not a policy change. He told Fox News Tuesday that it's a temporary pause to conduct a short-term review after two fatal shootings within a week. In a separate incident, authorities say a man in St. Augustine, Florida, died while running away from immigration officers Tuesday. He was struck by a tractor trailer. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh was on Capitol Hill Tuesday where he promised lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee that the Fed will get inflation under control.
Now at the Fed, our number one objective is getting monetary policy right. That's our clear and constant aim. the star we steer by.
What did the Federal Reserve chairman tell Congress about fighting inflation and Fed independence?
And if we get policy right, and I can assure you we will, The inflation surge of the last five years will be a thing of the past.
Warsh appeared before the panel as fresh data showed inflation has cooled. Warsh also pledged to do his job if challenged by President Trump, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent opinion reaffirming the Fed's independence. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 Palestinians across Gaza Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry says 50 have been killed and more than 200 wounded over the past week. Here's NPR's Anas Bhabha.
Israeli strikes hit several parts of Gaza on Tuesday.
What are the latest reports on Israeli airstrikes and civilian casualties in Gaza?
In northern Gaza, hospital officials say seven people were killed when a strike hit a police post where civilians had gathered to file complaints. Gaza Interior Ministry says those killed included the head of police in northern Gaza and his deputy. The Israeli military said the strike targeted and killed four men described as Hamas militants in southern Gaza. Medics say an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced families, killing one person. Separately, Holt officials say a 10-year-old child was killed by Israeli gunfire with a bullet in the chest.
This is NPR. The South African government says it has deported more than 50,000 undocumented migrants amid a crackdown on illegal immigration. Kate Bartlett reports the government is facing pressure on the issue from protest groups.
About 53,000 undocumented migrants, mainly from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, have been deported in the past month, according to government figures.
How are South Africa's deportations and xenophobic protests affecting migrants?
But thousands of migrants from those African countries are also fleeing on their own accord, fearful of weekly xenophobic protests that have sometimes turned deadly. A populist group called March and March is leading the charge against migrants, blaming them for taking South African jobs, amid an unemployment crisis. Thousands of Zimbabweans have also gone to the border, waiting to be repatriated, and thousands of Malawians have been camped out in the open, waiting for government-facilitated buses to take them home. Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
Writers Guild of America is the latest to challenge Paramount's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. The Guild filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to block the merger, alleging it would harm movie and television writers in the U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the latest U.S. strikes and naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz?
0:00–0:31
2
How did U.S. and Iran officials clash over the June Memorandum of Understanding on shipping?
0:31–0:49
3
Why did the administration pause most ICE traffic stops and what incidents prompted the review?
0:49–1:50
4
What did the Federal Reserve chairman tell Congress about fighting inflation and Fed independence?
1:50–2:27
5
What are the latest reports on Israeli airstrikes and civilian casualties in Gaza?
2:27–3:25
6
How are South Africa's deportations and xenophobic protests affecting migrants?
3:25–5:03