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Israel bombed Iran's oil facilities over the weekend,
causing black rain to fall over the capital, Tehran.
A senior Israeli official tells NPR's Daniel Estrin Israel expects to defeat Iran in about three weeks.
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskey, and this is Up First from NPR News.
One of the groups that could rise up against Iran's government is ethnic Kurds.
Many live in western Iran.
Others live across the border in Iraq.
But an Iraqi leader tells NPR they are quote not guns for hire.
So what is their role in the Middle East war?
Also the war is blocking traffic through one of the world's most critical shipping lanes.
Tankers and container ships are not passing through the Strait of Hormuz and a global energy crisis is growing.
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