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  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.

  • The war against Iran continues.

  • The Pentagon says U.S. forces are destroying Iranian naval targets that threaten international shipping.

  • That includes the very narrow Strait of Hormuz.

  • But Iran is continuing to attack neighboring Arab countries.

  • Officials in Kuwait say Iranian drones hit one of their oil refineries, sparking a fire.

  • Saudi Arabia says it is shooting down Iranian drones, too.

  • President Trump has ordered a Marine Rapid Response Force to go to the Middle East.

  • This comes as Iran halts most of the oil shipments leaving the Persian Gulf.

  • It is allowing some tankers to get through.

  • That could include oil from its key facility, Karg Island.

  • NPR's Tom Bowman says it is not clear if Karg Island is a U.S. military target.

  • Now we have this 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit out of Okinawes.

  • 2,200 Marines heading to the Middle East.