Trump reverses course on helping ships transit the Strait of Hormuz
5/6/202615 min
President Trump said his recently announced plan to help ships cross the Strait of Hormuz is now on pause. The Hill reports that the move came hours after U.S. officials said combat operations in Iran have concluded.
Three people died on a cruise ship after an outbreak of deadly hantavirus. Tim Cocks of Reuters joins to discuss what went on aboard the ship.
A vast array of American schools use YouTube for educational purposes. The Wall Street Journal’s Shalini Ramachandran explains how the Google-owned platform integrated so deeply into the education system.
Plus, Republicans proposed $1 billion for White House security improvements, at least five Trump-backed candidates ousted fellow Republicans in an Indiana primary, and why hotel rooms for the World Cup aren’t filling up as fast as expected.
Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
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First 90 secondsGideon Resnick· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. After just a day, President Trump reverses course on a plan to help ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz. How this latest move could impact a potential peace deal. Passengers on the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak are facing uncertainty as the Canary Islands president opposes new plans to let it dock there.
Cecilia Lei· Host0:23
And The Wall Street Journal explains how YouTube took over the American classroom.
Shalini Ramachandran· Guest0:28
More than 88% of public schools today have one-to-one devices, and more than 94% of teachers surveyed said that they've used YouTube in their roles.
Cecilia Lei· Host0:39
It's Wednesday, May 6th. I'm Cecilia Lei.
Gideon Resnick· Host0:42
And I'm Gideon Resnick. This is Apple News Today.
Cecilia Lei· Host0:45
[upbeat music] After a whiplash day of briefings from administration officials outlining a new plan to steer ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump announced last night on Truth Social that those plans were off. The social media post brought the day-old operation to an end, arriving just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that combat operations were effectively over in Iran. He had said this plan would be the new focus.
Marco Rubio· Soundbite1:16
The operation is over. Epic Fury is, uh, President notified Congress. We're done with that stage of it.
Cecilia Lei· Host1:21
But the president said that the so-called Project Freedom was being paused so that the US could focus on an elusive longer-term deal to end the war.