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Louise Schiavone (0:16)
live from NPR News In Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Persian Gulf allies of the US Are warning of escalating repercussions after Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gas field. Qatar says it shares the underwater field and the attack is threat to both the environment and to global energy security. Energy surprises are skyrocketing around the world. The U.S. is facing the steepest gasoline prices in two and a half years at $3.84 a gallon. President Trump is temporarily lifting the Jones act as his administration attempts to lower gas prices. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports. The law limits domestic shipping routes to just US vessels.
Deepa Shivaram (0:57)
Trump announced a 60 day pause on the Jones Act. That means domestic shipping routes can now be utilized by ships buil and operated outside the U.S. the decision comes as gas prices have shot up in the aftermath of the US And Israel's war on Iran. High prices remain a top of mind concern for voters in the midterm elections later this year, which are expected to be close in determining control of Congress. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
Louise Schiavone (1:22)
In the skies across the Middle east, cheap drones are shaping the warfare of the 21st century. As NPR's Kat Lansdorf reports, Unmanned drones
Kat Lansdorf (1:32)
mean military superpowers like the US no longer automatically radically control the skies. But it's also about money. Iran has fired more than a thousand one way attack drones since the war began. U.S. defense systems stationed throughout the region have taken out a majority of them. A typical Iranian shahed attack drone is relatively cheap, tens of thousands of dollars. The US Missiles that intercept them cost millions, something Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson center, points out is unsustainable. That type of cost exchange favors the Iranians over the long term, and the US May run out of interceptors before Iran runs out of drones, something US Officials who were not authorized to speak publicly have told NPR they're concerned about as the war drags on. Kat Lansdorf, NPR News, Washington.
Louise Schiavone (2:18)
Senator Mark Wayne Mullen faced tough questions at his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security. He's been tapped to replace Kristi Noemus, head of the department that's come under fire for its tactics, including the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis. Npr. Jimena Bustillo reports he was asked about