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The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways (opens the original)
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In late June, shortly after the United States and Iran agreed on a ceasefire, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced an operation to move trapped ships and more than 11,000 seafarers out of the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic international waterway has been effectively closed by the Iranian regime since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February. The IMO said the operation would be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the re
Trump says U.S., not Iran, will collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz (opens the original)
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For a third night in a row, the U.S. and Iran attacked each other, fighting over who controls the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said Monday the U.S. military will return to another act of war. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We're putting the blockade back, and it's a blockade not for anybody but Iran. MARTÍNEZ: The military says that blockade will be going into effect later today. In a few minutes, we'll ask a former special envoy to Iran what steps the U.S. should take next, but first some context
A veteran foreign correspondent looks back on a career covering conflicts (opens the original)
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I want to start this next story with a recording from more than 30 years ago. JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: In a tiny outdoor kitchen, Aimable Uwurukundo makes dinner for her husband, Emmanuel, and their young son, Christian (ph). They're Tutsis, the minority ethnic group in Rwanda. GONYEA: You're hearing NPR's Jackie Northam in Rwanda in 1994, back when she reported for the CBC. She'd hitchhiked there just days after the genocide began. The tape survived on a cassette she recently rediscovered while
The stakes of a peace deal for Iran (opens the original)
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President Trump says while a ceasefire with Iran is over, he is still open to negotiations. This comes after days of intense air strikes between the two sides. The stakes for reaching a peace deal are high. President Trump wants the Strait of Hormuz open. That's to help bring down oil prices ahead of the midterm elections. But Iran could also stand to rake in billions of dollars if an agreement can be reached. NPR international affairs correspondent Jackie Northam joins us. Hey there. JACKIE NOR
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