NPR News: 06-26-2026 10PM EDT

Ryland Barton· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The US has struck Iranian military facilities along its coast today in retaliation for Iran hitting a cargo ship the day before in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone. NPR's Tom Bowman has more.

Tom Bowman0:15

The Central Command statement said American warplanes attacked Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. This comes after Iran attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, the Ever Lovely, exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast, where the US has set up a pathway and cleared it of mines. Iran insists its ships can only sail through the routes it has set up closer to its coast. Nearly three weeks ago, US forces hit similar military targets after Iran fired multiple attack drones toward the strait. Tom Bowman, NPR News.

Ryland Barton· Host0:50

At least 900 people are confirmed dead in Venezuela as search and rescue efforts continue following twin earthquakes on Wednesday. Thousands are injured. As Dari Buscheron reports, the disaster's straining a healthcare system that was already struggling.

Dari Buscheron1:03

Some fifty buildings collapsed in the seaside state of La Guaira, says aid worker Cesar Jimenez from Project Hope. Hotels, apartment complexes, buildings with fifteen to twenty floors. He says some health centers suffered serious structural damage, putting them at risk of collapse. [speaking in foreign language] He says the health centers he's supporting are asking for basic items, syringes, bandages, iodine to clean wounds, oral rehydration