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Giles Snyder
In Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. At a Pentagon briefing this morning, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Kaine is calling the US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites a complex mission.
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General Dan Kaine
Operation was designed to severely degrade Iran's nuclear weapons infrastructure. It was planned and executed across multiple domains and theaters with coordination that reflects our ability to project power globally with speed and precision at the time and place of our nation's choosing.
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Giles Snyder
Kaine says that initial damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained severe damage, but but that it is too early to say if Iran retains any nuclear capability. Speaking alongside Kaine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran against retaliation and said the strikes were not aimed at regime change. There's been no word since US Bombings from Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the foreign minister has condemned the attacks on the nuclear sites as lawless and criminal. Abbas Al Raqchi says Iran is reserving all options to defend its sovereignty. The BBC's Jan Johnson reports on the possible Iranian response.
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Jan Johnson
There are a range of options for the Iranians to target if indeed they decide to do that. You've got thousands of American service personnel on air bases around this region in countries like Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the Gulf states, and you've got naval bases in Bahrain. They're all within reach of Iran if Iran chooses to target them. You've got American companies that are based in this part of the world. We know that diplomats were encouraged to evacuate over the past few, few days, not just Americans, but other international diplomats. Perhaps that was a sign of the likelihood of this sort of strike that we've seen.
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Giles Snyder
The UN's nuclear watchdog agency says it has detected no radiation leaks in Iran. Here's NPR's Jaynor Raf reporting.
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Jane Araf
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA said there has been no rise in off site radiation levels after the US airstrikes. It said it was continuing its monitoring. The strikes were on sites used to enrich uranium in a program under supervision of the iaea. The US and Israel said the attacks were to prevent Iran from building a bomb in the future. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Gulf countries have also been monitoring radiation levels. Among other dangers, potential radioactive leaks could threaten the drinking water supply of some countries in the region while which rely on desalinated seawater. Jane Araf, NPR News. Aman.
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Giles Snyder
On Capitol Hill, the straits have ignited a debate on presidential authority. Republicans largely praise President Trump. Democratic leaders say Trump should have sought congressional authority. At this morning's Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said congressional leaders were notified of the operation after U.S. aircraft were out of Iranian airspace. This is NPR. The National Weather Service says heat records could be broken this week in the Midwest and East coast as an early summer heat wave expands. Forecasters expect the heat to be especially dangerous in urban areas, including Washington, D.C. columbus and Pittsburgh, where the heat index is expected to top 105 degrees. As cities from the Midwest to the east coast prepare for extreme temperatures, workers gathered in Washington last week demanding government action to protect them from the heat. NPR's Alejandra Barunda reports.
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Alejandra Barunda
Activists from states including Arizona, Florida and Maryland gathered in the nation's capital as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration considers creating heat focused regulation. The workers told stories about their own experiences working in dangerous heat. Ana Mejia works in plant nurseries in Florida. She says she got heatstroke on the job. She thought she was going to die, but she was sent home unpaid. The workers asked OSHA to move forward with the rules to require employers to give workers shade, rest breaks and water when temperatures climb. But the rules future is uncertain given the Trump administration's stated opposition to creating new regulations. Alejandra Barunda, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
A group of Democratic lawmakers in Texas asking Elon Musk to delay today's rollout of driverless robo taxis. The group wants must to wait until September when a new law takes effect that will require several checks before they can be deployed. Tesla is planning a test run today in Austin. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.
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