NPR News: 05-04-2026 5AM EDT

Dave Mattingly· Host0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Iran is warning the U.S. Navy not to enter the Strait of Hormuz. The warning from the unified command of Iran's armed forces comes amid an ongoing ceasefire. It follows word from U.S. Central Command that President Trump is directing the American military to begin ensuring the safe passage of commercial ships through the narrow waterway. CENTCOM says the effort is being called Project Freedom and will include fifteen thousand U.S. service members as well as guided missile destroyers. Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed dozens of people over the last couple of days. That's despite a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, as Duri Buscarin reports.

Durrie Bouscaren0:45

On Saturday, Israeli strikes killed at least seven people in the border village of Yarun, local officials said. The Israeli military also used bulldozers to demolish part of a Catholic convent. More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon over the past two months, according to the UN, with the Israeli military forcing evacuations and occupying several towns in the country's south. Today, an Israeli military spokesperson issued a warning on social media to the residents of several towns, saying that, quote, "Anyone located near Hezbollah operatives, facilities, or weapons may be putting their life at risk." For NPR News, I'm Duri Buscarin in Istanbul.

Dave Mattingly· Host1:24

Authorities in Edmond, Oklahoma, say no arrests have been made following a shooting at