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NPR News: 03-15-2026 7PM EDT

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.

0:04.7

In the first two weeks of the U.S. war with Iran, the average gas price has surged $3.70 per gallon on average, according to AAA, and crude oil prices tonight are over $100 a barrel.

0:18.4

But as the war continues, the Trump administration says the spike and prices

0:22.0

will be short-lived. And here's Luke Garrett, has more. During the war, Iran has largely closed the

0:27.7

strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for the world's oil and economy. But energy secretary,

0:32.7

Chris Wright, told ABC News, the war will, quote, certainly end soon. The conflict will come to the end in the next few weeks,

0:39.3

and we'll see a rebound in supplies and a pushing down of prices after that. On Saturday, President

0:45.6

Trump said other countries would help to reopen the strait. Right, did not say which countries

0:50.2

would assist the U.S. or when, the energy secretary then argued the war will ultimately

0:54.8

make gas cheaper. This is short-term pain to get through to a much better place where the Middle

1:01.1

East can no longer be held hostage by the one rogue nation in Iran. But Wright also said,

1:07.5

quote, there's no guarantees in wars. Luke Garrett and Pieran News, Washington.

1:13.6

The Iraqi government is raising concerns over the security of ISIS detainees transferred last

1:19.7

month by U.S. forces from Syria to Iraq. That's after what it says were six attacks yesterday

1:25.3

on the Baghdad airport compound where they're being held.

1:29.1

And here's Jane Arreff has more.

1:30.6

The detainees are being held in Camp Cropper, which is a facility set up and used by the U.S. military after it invaded Iraq in 2003,

1:38.9

to hold what it called high-valued detainees, officials from Saddam Hussein's regime and from militant groups.

1:48.4

The U.S. forces had been based around there and had a large base at the airport.

1:53.5

They've largely withdrawn, but they are still coming under attack.

1:57.6

NPRS Jena RAF reporting.

1:59.6

The Treasury Department is set to receive a $10 billion

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