Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump says he'll accept the results

of an investigation into an airstrike that killed more than 150 people at an Iranian girl's school.

There's mounting evidence of U.S. involvement.

Well, I haven't seen it. And I will say that the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons around,

is used by, you know,

sold and used by other countries, you know that.

During a news conference, Trump said the war is pretty much complete, though others in the

administration have recently made contradictory statements.

Defense Secretary Pete Hankseth said the conflict is only just the beginning.

Trump says he launched the war preemptively to prevent

Iran from attacking the U.S. and its allies, and that the country had a new site for developing

nuclear weapons. And now he says he's undertaking the operation for other countries in the world,

especially for those dependent on oil from the region. The price of oil and natural gas has fluctuated

wildly during the 10-day conflict.

Today, the price of crude oil surged to $120 per barrel, its highest since 2022, before falling back to $90 per barrel.

Some analysts are concerned that the market continues to underpriced the serious risk of a prolonged conflict in Iran.

The effect of closure of the Strait of Hormuz is

blocking around 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas. NPR's Kamila Dominovsky reports.

Both sides in this conflict are attacking oil facilities, and some Gulf oil fields have had to

stop production because there is simply nowhere to put their oil without sending it through

the strait. Aminibacher with the Trade intelligence company Kepler says even global oil reserves can't easily correct the supply shock.

The only thing that could really, you know, turn this around is the reopening of the Strait of Hermuz and flowing oil back up again from all these producers that curtailed.

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