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Jeanine Herbst (0:15)
See Terms Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. At least seven protesters have been killed in Iran as demonstrations grow and tensions mount over the Nation's economic collapse. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. President Trump says the U.S. will come to the rescue of Iranian citizens unless the violence against them stops.
Michelle Kellerman (0:38)
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump warns Iran that we are locked and loaded and ready to go if Iran kills peaceful protesters. Iran has accused the US And Israel of stoking the protests. Ali Larajani, who's on Iran's National Security Council, writes on X that the American people should know that Trump started this adventure. The Trump administration carried out a massive bombing campaign of Iran's nuclear sites last year, and Israel is now sounding the alarm about Iran's ballistic missile program, a topic Israel's prime minister raised with Trump earlier this week. The protests in Iran are about the economy and the collapsing currency. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Jeanine Herbst (1:23)
Swiss officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze, early New Year's Day at an Alpine ski resort that left at least 40 people dead, dead and more than 100 injured. Terry Schultz reports. Officials say it appears sparklers that were lit inside the bar set the ceiling on fire.
Terri Schultz (1:41)
Flowers and candles are piled along the path leading to Le Constellation, the bar in Kran, Montana, where a New Year's celebration turned into a deadly tragedy. Swiss authorities say they've identified most of the dead and the injured. Judicial Police Chief Colonel Pierre Antoine Langen said the process of identification has been very difficult. It requires being extremely meticulous, he said. We cannot afford to make mistakes in this area, even though we know that waiting is extremely difficult to live with. Victims come from many different countries, including Australia, France and Italy. Some of Switzerland's neighbors have offered to take in burn victims for treatment. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz.
Jeanine Herbst (2:21)
The FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plot in North Carolina, arresting an 18 year old who allegedly pledged loyalty to ISIS. Christian Sturtevant is in custody, charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. U.S. attorney Russ Ferguson says the suspect has been planning the attack for about a year.