US Strikes Iran Oil Tankers, Israeli Settlements Sanctions, Smithsonian Head Retires

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Up First

2026-09-09

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The U.S. has destroyed eight Iranian oil tankers since Saturday, as Iran fires back at American forces and Gulf countries reconsider the risks of hosting U.S. bases.Britain, Canada and France are moving to restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with Britain accusing settlers of ethnic cleansing and Israel responding with diplomatic retaliation.And Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch is retiring after nearly four decades at the institution, as the Trump administration continues criticizing the Smithsonian over exhibits it says are anti-white and too focused on negative parts of American history. 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 Miguel Macias, Tina Kraja, Clare Lombardo, 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 and Robert Rodriguez. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our Supervising Producer is Michael Lipkin. (0:00) Introduction(01:55) US Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers(05:45) Israeli Settlements Sanctions(09:20) Smithsonian Head Retires 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. Has now hit eight Iranian oil tankers since Saturday, targeting a key source of revenue for Tehran.

  • Iran struck back at U.S.

  • Troops in Jordan.

  • Are Gulf countries rethinking whether hosting American forces makes them safer?

  • I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • The U.K., Canada and France are moving to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

  • Britain says settler violence there amounts to ethnic cleansing.

  • How is Israel responding to its allies?

  • And the head of the Smithsonian is stepping down.

  • Lonnie Bunch III worked at the research and museum complex for nearly four decades, leading it for the past seven.

  • His departure comes after the Trump administration accused the Smithsonian's programming of being anti-white

  • and too negative about American history.

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