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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump is threatening Iran again. Writing online last hour, Trump said, quote, "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." The President continues, quote, "I don't want that to happen, but it probably will." Trump is reiterating his demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping by 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight. If Iran continues to refuse, Trump has said he will bomb all of Iran's bridges and power plants. He says he is not worried about committing war crimes. But legal experts are Asla Bali is an international law professor at Yale Law School. "The threat to destroy civilian infrastructure at scale is really suggesting that President is announcing no distinction between civilian and military objects and explicit statements about targeting infrastructure without that kind of distinction basically means abandoning the constraints that international law requires." Morning edition. Meanwhile, Israel has issued a new warning to Iranians today. Don't take the trains. NPR's Daniel Estran has more from Tel Aviv. "Steel and petrochemical plants, Israel's military posted a warning on social media for Iranians not to take any trains or be near railroad tracks today. Train service. During the war, Iranian civilians have been taking trains into Turkey for internet service neede
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- 1 (00:00) **Trump Threatens Iran Over Strait of Hormuz** - President Trump posts online that a "whole civilization will die tonight" unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern, threatening to bomb bridges and power plants.
- 2 (01:05) **Israel Warns Iranians Not to Take Trains** - Israel's military posts a warning for Iranians to avoid trains and railroad tracks, as civilians have been using trains to reach Turkey for internet service.
- 3 (01:57) **Artemis II Crew Returns from Lunar Flyby** - The four astronauts are heading back to Earth after flying around the far side of the moon for the first time in over 50 years.
- 4 (03:02) **Medicare Advantage Gets 2.5% Rate Increase for 2027** - The Trump administration reverses its earlier decision to keep rates flat, granting a 2.5% increase to insurers after they lobbied for a larger bump.
- 5 (04:02) **Runoff Election in Georgia to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene** - Voters choose between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Sean Harris after neither secured a majority in the first primary.
- 6 (04:28) **Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Underway** - Voters elect a new state Supreme Court justice, with Democrats hoping to increase the liberal majority on the court.
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