NPR News: 07-12-2026 2AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The U.S. military hit targets in Iran Saturday. It was the third round of strikes this week and followed an Iranian strike against a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions in the region are continuing to increase, and Ariane Tabatabai says that should come as no surprise.

Ariane Tabatabai· Soundbite0:18

You have a regime that is much more emboldened today, much less willing to make concessions and uphold them when it comes to the United States, and is holding a grudge. And so on the U.S. side, you have a mercurial president who is also, uh, very keen to kind of react to whatever, um, you know, you see on the Iranian side. So this combo is bound to lead us to where we are, uh, as we speak.

Dale Willman· Host0:41

Tabatabai is with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Iran now says the Strait of Hormuz is again closed. The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks closed early Saturday because of another brutal heat wave. It's France's third this year. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.

Eleanor Beardsley0:57

In addition to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum will close early due to temperatures forecast to soar above a hundred degrees Fahrenheit through next week. Paris is mostly un-air-conditioned as temperatures are usually in the mid-eighties this time of year. Scientists say the frequent and prolonged heat waves are due to global warming caused by man-made greenhouse emissions. Europe is warming faster than any other continent. Paris is extending heat wave measures with parks open all night and drinking water stations available. Docks set up along the Seine