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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ram. President Trump said today the war in Iran could end soon if Iran does what it needs to do. He's threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He also said he wants to take Iran's oil.
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Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I'd take the oil, I'd keep the oil and would make plenty of money.
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President Trump is to hold a news conference on the Iran war this afternoon. He's to speak from the White House along with members of the military. NPR's Mar Liasson was asked what to expect.
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He'll be surrounded by generals in the White House, and they represent the most successful part of this war. The military goals have been met. The military has been successful in degrading Iran's missile capacity, its navy. And then there was the dramatic rescue. But the big question is what? What about the political objectives which have not been met?
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NPR's Mara Liasson. Retail gasoline prices continue to climb. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. That's expected to push the annual inflation rate back above 3% when the government delivers its Cost of Living report later this week.
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AAA says the average price of gasoline nationwide is now around $4.12 a gallon. Pump prices have jumped sharply in the last five weeks since the US And Israel launched their war against Iran. OPEC and its allies said over the weekend boost oil production. But the move has little practical effect so long as Iran continues to choke off most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Japan and South Korea are exploring alternate shipping routes for oil. Stock indexes in the two countries rose overnight while trading was closed in Hong Kong and Shanghai for a holiday. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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The Supreme Court today threw out an appeals court ruling that upheld the contempt of Congress conviction of Trump ally Steve Bannon. The this clears the way for the dismissal of the charges. Bannon already has served four months in prison. NASA's Artemis crew will start a flyby of the moon later today. They'll also surpass the distance record set by the Apollo 13 crew by more than 4,000 miles. From central Florida public media Brendan Byrne reports.
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At its farthest point, the Orion spacecraft will be just over a quarter of a million miles from home. During the flyby of the far side of the moon, the crew will take geological observations and photos of the surface. NASA's Kelsey Young says even though satellites have observed this part of the moon. The human eye can see things cameras can't pick up.