Trump's Iran Endgame, War Economy, SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
President Trump says the U.S.
What does Trump mean by the U.S. mission in Iran being almost over?
mission in Iran is almost over.
I had one goal. They will have no nuclear weapon. And that goal has been attained.
How is the closure of the Strait of Hormuz affecting global gas prices?
They will not have nuclear weapons.
He says opening the Strait of Hormuz is someone else's problem. I'm Michelle Martin. That's Leila Fadl.
What impact does the war economy have on U.S. truck drivers and farmers?
And this is Up First from NPR News.
What is the significance of the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship case?
Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent global gas prices soaring.
It's all a global market and it doesn't take that much to tip supply and demand into a place where suddenly we're in a global deficit.
U.S. truck drivers, farmers and brewers are all feeling the ripple effects of the war on their bottom line.
What arguments is Trump making regarding birthright citizenship?
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President Trump says the US will leave Iran in two to three weeks, declaring he's only ever had one goal in mind, despite repeating many others since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran five weeks ago.
I had one goal. They will have no nuclear weapons. And that goal has been attained. They will not have nuclear weapons.
What historical context surrounds the birthright citizenship debate?
It isn't clear what the evidence is of that, but he's also saying countries who need oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively shut down at the start of the war, will have to go and get it themselves. Trump will address the nation at 9 p.m. Eastern time tonight.
Here with the latest is NPR's national political correspondent, Mara Eliasson. Good morning, Mara. Good morning. Okay, President Trump on Monday threatened to bomb civilian infrastructure if Iran didn't immediately open the Strait of Hormuz for business. But now he's saying he doesn't care?
That's right. This is the biggest swivel that Trump has made so far. He has made a series of very harsh threats against Iran. Less than 36 hours ago, he said he would bomb civilian sites, electricity plants, desalinization plants. That might have gone against the Geneva Convention. But he said if the Strait of Hormuz didn't open up shortly, that would happen. Now, all of a sudden, it's no longer a goal. He doesn't care. He's washing his hands of this. And someone else can deal with it. Here's what he said yesterday.
We'll be leaving very soon. And if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they'll go up through the Strait. And Hormuz Strait, they'll go right up there and they'll be able to fend for themselves. I think it'll be very safe, actually. But we have nothing to do with that. What happens to the Strait, we're not going to have anything to do with.
So in his search for an off-ramp, he seems to be OK with Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz. And this certainly is one of the biggest reversals that he's made so far.
OK, but if he doesn't care about it, why was he talking about it so much and making these incredible threats?
That's a good question. The Strait is really important. About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through it. Iran does have a stranglehold on global markets now. So even if Donald Trump is now trying to argue that the $4 a gallon of gas doesn't affect us, it actually does because oil prices are set globally. Okay, so speaking of the $4 gas, what did he say about that? Well, he said the answer was simple.
All I have to do is leave Iran, and we'll be doing that very soon, and they'll become tumbling down
And maybe that's right, but maybe the price hikes will have lasting effects, especially with Iran now charging big fees to allow ships through the strait and continuing to control it.
The president has also started to talk differently about regime change in Iran, which seemed to be one of the main goals originally.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:03
2
What does Trump mean by the U.S. mission in Iran being almost over?
0:03–0:10
3
How is the closure of the Strait of Hormuz affecting global gas prices?
0:10–0:17
4
What impact does the war economy have on U.S. truck drivers and farmers?
0:17–0:22
5
What is the significance of the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship case?
0:22–0:39
6
What arguments is Trump making regarding birthright citizenship?
0:39–1:06
7
How does the Supreme Court's decision on citizenship affect immigrants?
1:06–1:44
8
What historical context surrounds the birthright citizenship debate?
1:44–13:11
Speakers
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