NPR News: 06-28-2026 1AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Iran launched missile and drone strikes on US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait Saturday. US officials have acknowledged the strikes, but there have so far been no reported casualties. The strikes were in response to US attacks on Iran earlier Saturday. The US Central Command says 10 targets, including missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar facilities were hit. Paul Salem is with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He says the attacks will not undo the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran earlier this month.

Paul Salem· Soundbite0:35

The MOU itself, I think in broad strokes, uh, I believe is going to move forward, and the broad strokes really are opening the Straits of Hormuz, albeit under some Iranian control. The US already largely lifting its blockade on Iran, easing global energy and trade markets, and entering into nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran, entering those talks. I think those, those things are achievable.

Dale Willman· Host1:03

The major heatwave hitting Europe this weekend is continuing to move eastward. On Sun- on Saturday, Germany hit a record high temperature for the second day in a row, and now authorities are urging people across the region to save water. Esme Nicholson reports.

Esme Nicholson1:18

According to preliminary readings, temperatures in Germany have exceeded 106 degrees Fahrenheit again, this time in the eastern half of the country. National railway operator Deutsche Bahn