This NPR News segment covers a rapid escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions following attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, renewed American military strikes, and President Trump declaring the ceasefire over. The episode also reports on a Democratic Senate candidate’s campaign su
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