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5 min readThe most urgent development in this episode is President Trump’s ultimatum to Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international oil shipping by 8 p.m. Eastern time, or the U.S. will begin bombing Iranian power plants and bridges. Trump posted on social media that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” adding that he does not want that to happen but that it “probably will.” Under international law, bombing civilian sites could be considered war crimes. The administration’s messaging has been mixed since the start; Trump previously described U.S. actions in Iran as an attempt to help Iranians from a repressive government. Third-party countries led by Pakistan continue to try to further negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, but no agreement has been reached. Trump said in a press conference that any deal on the table needed to include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the passage of oil.
Iran’s Response and the Situation on the Ground
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- 1 (00:07) **Trump Threatens Iran with Bombing Over Strait of Hormuz** - Trump demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern, threatening to bomb power plants and bridges, which could be considered war crimes under international law.
- 2 (01:06) **Iranian Response to Threats** - NPR's Daniel Estern reports from Tel Aviv on how Iran is responding to the latest U.S. threats.
- 3 (01:42) **U.S. Strikes Military Targets on Kharg Island** - The U.S. struck military targets on Kharg Island, the center of Iran's oil industry, with restrikes on previously hit targets, not oil infrastructure.
- 4 (02:02) **Artemis II Astronauts Leave Lunar Sphere of Influence** - The Artemis II crew is moving closer to Earth, on track for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Friday.
- 5 (03:00) **Georgia Special Runoff Election to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene** - Voters are selecting a new House member to fill the seat vacated by the Republican, who resigned in January.
- 6 (03:18) **Wisconsin Supreme Court Election** - Democrats hope to increase the liberal majority on the state Supreme Court, which flipped to liberal control in 2023 after 15 years of conservative control.
- 7 (03:32) **CBS Replaces Stephen Colbert's Late Show with Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed"** - Byron Allen's show will move to the 11:35 p.m. time slot on May 22nd.
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