Iran Strikes Israel, U.S. Responds, Trump's New York Trial Begins
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🗓️ 15 April 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Israel, the U.S. and other countries shot down hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles headed to Israel. |
| 0:08.0 | This was Iran's retaliation for an attack on its Syrian consulate. |
| 0:12.0 | Has a wider Middle East war been avoided or has it begun? |
| 0:15.1 | I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leifodal, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:21.6 | American military support played a leading role in defending Israel. |
| 0:25.0 | Everything we're doing is trying to prevent a wider regional conflict and there's certainly no reason in our view that it needs to become so. |
| 0:31.0 | Will that push Israel to let more humanitarian aid reach Gaza? |
| 0:34.9 | And Donald Trump goes on trial today, the first criminal trial ever for a former president. |
| 0:39.8 | I'm testifying, I tell the truth. |
| 0:41.8 | I mean, all I can do is tell the truth. |
| 0:43.8 | As jury selection gets underway what questions will potential jurors be asked? |
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