Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Crova Coleman.
The Pentagon says U.S.
forces have struck and sunk 16 Iranian vessels that can lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz.
This comes as the U.S.
and Israel continue to fire on targets inside Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran is continuing to attack commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.
A British maritime tracking agency says that a cargo vessel has been hit by a projectile today.
The crew has left the ship and has asked for help.
President Trump and his top aides say one of their military goals is to wipe out Iran's ability to make nuclear weapons.
But NPR's Greg Mirey reports the progress on this goal is not clear.
We're just not getting information from the Trump administration on whether the military is targeting nuclear sites.
And if so, how is it going?
And remember, Trump said these facilities were obliterated last summer.
Now, I'll note that Israel is doing most of the bombing in northern Iran,
and that's where the key nuclear facilities are located.
Israel did say a week ago that it struck a covert underground nuclear compound.
on the edge of Tehran, but aside from that we've heard very little from Israel.
NPR's Greg Mirey reporting.
The UN says the war has displaced nearly 700,000 people in Lebanon.
200,000 of them are children.