Trump Weighs Options In Iran, Minnesota Sues DHS, SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
President Trump says he's considering military strikes on Iran as its crackdown on protests kills hundreds.
What options is Trump considering in response to the protests in Iran?
Iran wants to negotiate. Is the pressure campaign headed toward diplomacy or confrontation? I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. Minnesota is suing the Trump administration over its immigration operations after an ICE agent killed Renee Macklin Good.
How has the situation escalated in Iran amidst the protests?
We asked the courts to end the DHS unlawful behavior in our state. The intimidation, the threats, the violence.
Are ICE operations in Minneapolis escalating? Also today, the Supreme Court considers two challenges to state laws. The rules prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. Stay with us. We'll give you news you need to start your day. President Trump continues to threaten military action against Iran and says he is receiving hourly reports on the violence against protesters as Iranian security forces try to quash growing unrest.
A U.S.-based group called the Human Rights Activists News Agency has tried to track the casualties, which is hard given an Internet blackout. But the agency says more than 600 Iranians have been killed so far. That number includes nine children and 133 members of the military and police. After threatening to take military action, Trump says he's heard a response.
The leaders of Iran, well, they want to negotiate. I think they're tired of being beat up by the United States.
Trump said Monday he's imposing a 25 percent tariff on countries doing business with Iran.
NPR White House correspondent Franco Ardoñez is following this, and he's with us now to bring us up to date. Good morning, Franco.
What allegations are made in Minnesota's lawsuit against the Trump administration?
Good morning, Michelle.
So the president says a meeting is in the works with Iranian officials. What can you tell us about that?
You know, I think we should remember that Trump warned last week that the U.S. was, quote, locked and loaded and would come to the protesters' rescue if they continued to be killed. Trump says Iran's leadership called after those threats, as you guys mentioned, and his team is working on a meeting. But he also said they might have to act sooner if the violence continues. Trump's expected to meet with his national security team today.
How seriously is the U.S. taking threats from Tehran to retaliate against U.S. or Israeli military bases?
Well, Trump says if they do, the U.S. will respond.
If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they've never been hit before. They won't even believe it.
How are ICE operations affecting the community in Minneapolis?
I have options that are so strong.
And Caroline Levitt, the press secretary, called Iran's threats laughable. She said on Fox News yesterday that the Iranians may be talking a big game publicly, but they're saying something very different privately.
So the president spoke of options. What are those options?
Yeah, Trump and Levitt won't forecast what they're going to do, but Matthew Koenig worked on the Iranian file at the Pentagon, and he told me the lowest hanging fruit would be a strike on Iran's missile program. Another possibility, he said, would be strikes against the security services who are leading the crackdown on demonstrations. And Koenig also pointed to the Venezuela operation.
And then finally, after the Maduro raid, you can't count out something more creative, some kind of special operations operation. move by the United States or Israel, say, directly against the Iranian leadership.
Training says it's not something you'd expect from a U.S. president, but Trump doesn't seem to be constrained by traditional norms.
Well, you know, to that end, though, the president hasn't made human rights a priority in his foreign policy, except in very rare circumstances. So tell us a little bit more about what kind of deal and what kind of negotiations the president seems to be pursuing.
Yeah, he's definitely not put human rights first and foremost.
What arguments are being made in the Supreme Court cases regarding transgender athletes?
But we should remember that during the first Trump administration, Trump did order military strikes on Syria in response to chemical attacks by the Assad regime. Trump said he was moved at the time by the images of choking children.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:08
2
What options is Trump considering in response to the protests in Iran?
0:08–0:29
3
How has the situation escalated in Iran amidst the protests?
0:29–1:45
4
What allegations are made in Minnesota's lawsuit against the Trump administration?
1:45–2:32
5
How are ICE operations affecting the community in Minneapolis?
2:32–3:46
6
What arguments are being made in the Supreme Court cases regarding transgender athletes?
3:46–4:57
7
What are the implications of state laws banning transgender participation in sports?
4:57–6:13
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How does public opinion influence the debate on transgender athletes in sports?
6:13–12:23
Speakers
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