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Charles Snyder· Host0:16

Live from NPR News, I'm Charles Snyder. The US military says it has completed a tenth consecutive night of attacks on Iran, saying the strikes lasted about five hours. The strikes, however, have not compelled Iran to ease its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Suzanne Maloney is the director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. She says Iran is trying to outlast the US.

Suzanne Maloney· Soundbite0:42

I think the challenge is simply that the Iranian regime is to pr- is prepared to make its population pay the price and wants to try to outlast the United States and the international economy.

Charles Snyder· Host0:52

Yeah.

Suzanne Maloney· Soundbite0:52

And they may well be in a position to do so.

Charles Snyder· Host0:54

The latest strikes came to an end amid word that Iran has attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The British military's Maritime Trade Operations Center says the attack forced the ship's crew to abandon ship. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claiming responsibility for that attack and at least one other on Monday. President Trump expected to travel to the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Tuesday evening. At least one service member's remains are due to arrive there. The State Department says Israel and Lebanon are moving ahead with a deal to begin restoring Lebanese sovereignty in the south and stop attacks