War In Iran Ramps Up, Trump Pressured By Gas Prices, Massachusetts Primary Results

伊朗战事升级,特朗普受油价压力,马萨诸塞州初选结果揭晓

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2026-09-02

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The U.S. launched a second day of strikes on Iran after Tehran tried to put sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran firing back at American bases across the Gulf and claiming an American strike hit a wedding.Trump is under pressure to bring down gas prices before the midterms, touting a Venezuela oil deal and a meeting with energy executives even though neither is likely to deliver relief by November.And in Massachusetts, Senator Ed Markey held off a younger primary challenger while other races tested whether Democratic voters want to keep incumbents or push the party further left. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tina Kraja, Rebekah Metzler, Megan Pratz, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our Supervising Producer is Reena Advani. (0:00) Introduction(01:58) War In Iran Ramps Up(05:43) Trump Pressured By Gas Prices(09:26) Massachusetts Primary Results See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • The U.S. Fights another battle over the Strait of Hormuz.

  • The military says it wants to keep open the waterway that was open before the U.S.

  • Started a war.

  • You're on Fired Back at American Basis, so where is this conflict heading?

  • I'm Steve Inskeep with Layla Faddle, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • The midterms are two months away, and President Trump is under pressure to bring down gas prices.

  • He met with oil executives and is banking on a new deal with Venezuela,

  • neither of which seems likely to lower prices before November.

  • Can the president convince voters he's trying?

  • And Massachusetts held its primary yesterday.

  • Incumbent Senator Ed Markey held off a younger challenger by positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate.

  • What does the race tell us about the Democratic Party and the push to the left?

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