Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The three-week-old U.S.-Israeli war in Iran shows no sign of ending anytime soon. The Pentagon and President Trump say it's going very well, something they say a lot, but they continue to struggle with gaining safe passage for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. And peers, Greg

Myrie has more on where things stand. Iran has lost most of its conventional military power,

but it's still very well positioned to carry out attacks from the rugged coastline with drones

or with these fastboats in the Gulf, and particularly around the Strait of Hormuz,

which is just 21 miles wide, the Gulf has really become a giant parking lot for ships.

There's some 3,000 oil tankers, gas tankers, cargo ships, and the U.S. Navy only has around 20 ships in the region.

And peers Greg Myrie.

Meanwhile, Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack on a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean today, some 2,500 miles from Iran, though it's not clear how close the missiles got to the base.

With oil shipments blocked at the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices are likely headed for

$4 a gallon nationwide on average in the coming days. And Pierre's Amy Held has more.

Gas prices are not at record highs, but the increase is the fastest ever, according to Gas Buddy.

Patrick Dahan is their head of petroleum analysis.

And he says with Iran's retaliatory attacks on sites across the Middle East, there is no

quick fix. These things aren't rebuilt overnight. It can take time to resume output. So at this

point, we likely are looking at an impact that could last beyond several months when it comes to natural gas, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel.

The U.S. is a huge natural gas producer for industry and home heat, insulating it for now, but jet fuel prices have more than doubled.

So airlines are charging more and in some cases eliminating underbooked flights.

Amy Heldt and PR news.

Gas prices are already up a dollar from just a month ago. Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died at the age of 81, according to a statement from his family.

M. P. Ashand Elise Duster has more. Mueller led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

and the possible obstruction of justice by President Trump.

Trump, who openly despised Mueller in his investigation,

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