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5 min readEpisode: NPR News: 07-21-2026 12AM EDT Podcast: NPR News Now
The US military has completed a tenth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, each lasting about five hours, in an effort to degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. But the strikes have not compelled Iran to ease its grip on the waterway. "I think the challenge is simply that the Iranian regime is prepared to make its population pay the price and wants to try to outlast the United States and the international economy," the report states. "And they may well be in a position to do so." The British Military's Maritime Trade Operations Center confirmed that an attack forced one ship's crew to abandon ship, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard has claimed responsibility for at least one other attack on Monday.
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- 1 (00:21) **U.S. Completes Tenth Consecutive Night of Strikes on Iran** - The military reports a five-hour attack aimed at degrading Iran's ability to target commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, but the strikes have not forced Iran to ease its grip.
- 2 (01:23) **Canadian Leaders React Angrily to Trump Tariff Threat** - President Trump threatens new 50% tariffs, prompting a carefully worded response from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who calls them a violation of the USMCA agreement.
- 3 (02:33) **Texas Flooding Worsens as Waters Continue to Rise** - Governor Greg Abbott warns that while skies are clear, rivers like the Nueces continue to pose threats, with evacuations ongoing in Uvalde, Kenedy, Tilden, and Carrizo Springs.
- 4 (03:18) **Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Bertha** - The storm formed late Monday in the Gulf of Mexico; the National Hurricane Center expects it to bring heavy rains to northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana as it pushes toward Texas.
- 5 (03:46) **Former Sinaloa Cartel Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison** - U.S. authorities sentenced Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada to life in federal court in Brooklyn for running a criminal enterprise.
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