Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.
The U.S. Military says it has struck Iranian ground control stations
and surveillance radar sites along the Strait of Hormuz.
Yesterday, President Trump blamed Iran for downing a U.S.
Helicopter.
NPR's Aya Batrawi reports the two pilots ejected safely.
U.S.
Central Command says the military carried out "self-defense strikes" against Iran Tuesday night in response
to the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says it responded by firing missiles at U.S.
Forces in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arakshi did not directly mention the downing of the American helicopter,
but he cautioned on X that the best way to avoid accidents
and being caught in crossfire is for foreign forces to leave the Gulf.
Aya Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's ruling this week.
The judge struck down President Trump's $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.
From member station KQED, Rachel Miro reports the judge called the fee an illegal tax.
A federal judge in Boston sided with 20 states led by California,
which said the fee would hit hospitals and universities, not just the tech firms that use the program most.