NPR News: 07-18-2026 10PM EDT
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What new U.S. strikes were announced against Iran and why?
military says it launched new airstrikes against Iran tonight to swiftly punish the Revolutionary Guard over deadly attacks on U.S. troops that left two dead, another missing, and wounded at least four at an airbase in Jordan, and to lessen Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader called on Iranians to be steadfast as the war between Iran and the U.S. escalates, Empire's Emily Fang has more.
Iran's elusive new supreme leader, Mujtaba Khamenei, has not been seen since his father was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. So you're about to hear a newscaster reading aloud a statement today that's attributed to him. Later in the statement, Khamenei blames the restart of war on the U.S. and then also says that Iran, quote, has unforgettable lessons in store for the U.S.,
MPR's Emily Fang reporting. President Trump's social media company is planning to sell faster access to the president's posts. And Pierce Bobby Allen reports the service is being offered to banks and Wall Street trading firms.
The company that runs Trump's Truth Social platform is offering to give customers faster access to the president's often long and rambling social media posts. At times, Trump makes major announcements about policy or foreign affairs from his Truth Social account, whether about tariffs or the war in Iran. Those posts can move financial markets. And now for a fee reportedly up to $100,000, customers can access these updates faster than the general public. Critics of the licensing fee for presidential announcements say it's an abuse of government power that would allow Wall Street investors to profit from White House developments, potentially at the expense of American citizens. Government ethics disclosures show Trump earned more than $2 billion in his first year back in office.
Bobby Allen, NPR News.
The former spouse of the federal immigration officer David Brouillette, who fatally shot a Colombian national during a vehicle stop in Maine last week, says he has a history of violence and domestic abuse. And here's Vanessa Romo has more.
Ashley Brouillette says her husband David told her he was the officer who fatally shot Juan Sebastian Duran Guerrero. She says he called her asking to vouch for his character.
I said, why did you do it? Did you do it? And he said... Yes, it was me. Yes, I was involved, but it was justified.
She told him she wouldn't lie for him, not after suffering abuse at his hands, she says.
What did Iran’s supreme leader say about the escalating conflict?
He hit me, choked me, and there was an incident where we had been fighting and I walked away and I got in the shower and he comes in with a gun and points it at me and tells me that he's going to blow my brains all over the bathtub.
NPR reached out to David Brouillette, but he did not return those calls. DHS is not confirming or denying the identity of the shooter, but in a statement says the officer involved has quote, nearly a decade of federal law enforcement experience. Vanessa Romo, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The death toll from powerful twin earthquakes last month in Venezuela has risen to more than 5,000. This as workers continue to clear debris. Officials say the number of those injured remains the same at more than 16,700. An intense storm is bringing heavy rains and winds to parts of the Northeast. There are tornado warnings, flash flooding, and an unhealthy air due to Canadian and northern Minnesota wildfires. From Member Station WNYC in New York, Stephen Nessen reports.
Water is washing up on sidewalks like ocean waves as cars drive through several inches of water. Low-lying subway stations display National Park-quality waterfalls as New York City has run out of places for all the water to drain. And the air is rated unhealthy for the second day in a row due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Brooklyn hairdresser Joanne Manfredi isn't getting many customers, so she works on some art projects before calling it quits for the day.
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