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Ryland Barton (0:17)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump said on social media tonight he's considering winding down military efforts in the Middle East. But but earlier in the day, his administration deployed more warships and another 2,500 Marines to the region. Nearly three weeks into the war the US and Israel launched against Iran. Iran has been firing on energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states and effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz, choking off oil supplies and disrupting the global economy. Trump is calling on other countries to police the strait.
President Trump (0:49)
It's a simple military maneuver. It's relatively safe. But you need a lot of help in the sense of you need ships. And NATO could help us, but they so far haven't had the courage to do so. And others could help us, but you know, we don't use it. You know, at a certain point it'll open itself.
Ryland Barton (1:11)
Trump has said this week that the US didn't need help securing the strait while also accusing other countries of not helping. The average price of regular gas in the US is now $3.91. NPR's Camilla Dominosky reports. Internet search data shows more people are considering electric vehicles.
Camilla Dominosky (1:28)
Since the start of this month, the war in Iran has pushed gasoline prices up sharply. And on the auto site Edmunds, the share of shoppers considering electric vehicles grew about 15% to its highest level all year. Now, searching for a vehicle is not the same as buying one. There are lots of factors in a purchase. Ivan Drury is the director of insights at Edmunds.
Ivan Drury (1:48)
The answer to, you know, $5 gallon gas is not buying a $50,000 car, but it's definitely something that you should put in your consideration set.
Camilla Dominosky (1:56)
But analysts say if prices remain high, it can push sh to put a higher value on fuel savings as they choose vehicles. Camila Dominosky, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (2:06)
Shares in the computer server maker Super Micro plummeted today, this after a company co founder and two others were charged with exporting banned AI servers to China. NPR's John Ruich has more.