Reuters World News
US military crash, Trump's Iran exit plan, inside Tehran and affordable housing
13 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hi, I'm Kim Vennell in Whanganui, New Zealand. And I'm Sharon Reich-Garson in New Jersey. Today, six U.S. service members are dead after a plane crashed over Iraq. Trump gets conflicting advice on when to call time on the war in Iran. We hear from people on the ground in Tehran. And Cuba opens talks with the U.S. as the oil blockade takes a toll.
Chapter 2: What are the details surrounding the U.S. military aircraft crash in Iraq?
This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. We start with some breaking news. A federal judge has blocked subpoenas served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The judge found that the subpoenas, which are tied to a probe supposedly about a Fed building renovation, were actually an effort to pressure Powell to cut interest rates. The Justice Department says it will appeal the ruling.
Chapter 3: What conflicting advice is Trump receiving regarding the Iran war exit strategy?
Six crew members have been killed after a U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. The Pentagon says a second KC-135 was involved but landed safely. And it's stressing this wasn't caused by hostile or friendly fire. An Iran-backed Iraqi militia is claiming responsibility for downing the plane. But the U.S. military says the cause is still under investigation.
In a separate incident, two U.S. sailors were injured in a non-combat-related fire aboard the USS Gerald Ford. Iran's new supreme leader, Moshtaba Khamenei, has issued his first public statement since taking power, signalling Iran plans to fight on. State TV news anchors read the statement, where Khamenei vows revenge for the killing of Iranians, especially children.
He also says Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut to keep up the pressure on the US and Israel by choking the movement of oil. Khamenei, who according to state TV was wounded in the strikes, hasn't been seen in public since the killing of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In Tehran, some Iranians have told Reuters they're attempting to carry on with daily life, becoming accustomed to the sound of strikes from the US and Israel. Homaei, who declined to give his last name, says he's gotten used to the noise, but says everyone is still on edge and angry at the number of people being killed. He says even so, he won't abandon his country.
A woman named Mashid, who also didn't give her last name, says she's collecting any scraps of her apartment that she can find in the rubble. She's staying with relatives, but says she has nowhere to go long term. Israel has rebuffed a historic offer from Lebanon to open direct peace talks, calling it too little too late.
Lebanese President Joseph Fayyoun has signaled readiness to negotiate, even to move toward normalizing ties. Two sources tell Reuters that the U.S. and Israel are showing little interest, saying Lebanon hasn't reined in Hezbollah or prevented the group's March 2nd attack, leaving Beirut with almost nothing to offer.
Meanwhile, Israel's offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah drags Lebanon deeper into the war, pushing further into Beirut. Yesterday, airstrikes hit two buildings in the capital's heart near the Lebanese government headquarters. Before the hit, Israel warned residents, saying they were near a Hezbollah facility.
Israel also says it struck a bridge because it was a key crossing used by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. It appears to be the first time in the current campaign against Hezbollah that the Israeli military acknowledged it had targeted civilian infrastructure. and on the seafront sidewalk in the city.
Displaced Mahmoud Qassem says his heart is dead after an Israeli hit on the area that's become a makeshift shelter with tents housing displaced families. 12 people were killed in that strike, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel's defense minister says the military is under orders to expand the campaign. Now, we asked yesterday what you want to know about the Iran war.
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