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Dave Mattingly· Host0:15

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The U.S. military carried out more airstrikes against Iran over the weekend, hitting dozens of Iranian targets yesterday after attacking about one hundred forty others the previous day. U.S. Central Command says these latest attacks were meant to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Shannon Bond has more.

Shannon Bond0:43

Iran fired at and disabled a commercial container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. It said ships were attempting to, quote, "travel along an unapproved route." Tehran said the strait is closed to transit entirely amid the latest round of hostilities with the U.S., but President Trump rejected that claim speaking to NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.

Donald Trump· Soundbite1:03

It's open. We bombed the hell out of them last night.

Shannon Bond1:08

U.S. Central Command says it's striking targets in Iran in retaliation to, quote, "continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz." Shannon Bond, NPR News.

Dave Mattingly· Host1:21

No new U.S. attacks against Iran have been reported today. Oil prices moved higher after these latest strikes. A medical examiner