NPR News: 03-12-2026 1PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Iranian people are now hearing, although apparently not directly from Iran's new supreme leader. Iranian state media has aired a statement from Mustafa Khomini, son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khomini, and appears Jackie Northam has more. Khomini urged the Gulf states and other countries in the region to close their U.S. military bases, otherwise Iran will continue to attack those countries. And he warned the Gulf states that they couldn't trust the U.S. when it promises peace and security. He said they lie. You know, in countries like United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and Oman, they've all been struck almost daily by Iranian drones and missiles, and he said that will continue. NPR's Jackie Northam reporting there were reports that the younger Khomini was injured in strikes by Israel and the U.S. that began 13 days ago. The United Nations refugee agency says that more than 3 million people have been displaced

1:01inside Iran since the war with the U.S. and Israel began. In neighboring Lebanon officials say more than 800,000 people have been forced from their homes. Here's NPR's carry-con. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, between 600,000 and up to a million households are displaced inside Iran, that means up to 3.2 million people are displaced and in a statement officials say this is just a preliminary assessment, which will likely rise as hostilities persist and, quote, marking a worrying escalation of humanitarian needs. In Lebanon, where Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel are exchanging missile and drone attacks, hundreds of thousands are seeking refuge in more than 400 shelter sites, but the numbers fleeing far-out strip adequate housing with large numbers of families sleeping on Beirut streets. Carry-con NPR News, Tel Aviv. In the U.S. long security lines at airports continue to frustrate travelers.

2:03The Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down. There are shortages among transportation security administration staffers and P.R. Swinsor-Johnston has elated. Travel analysts say uncertainty is creating headaches for passengers at airports. That can mean long waits at security checkpoints and even travelers missing flights. Airline industry analyst Henry Hartfeldt says the travel system was already under pressure from several factors at once. Between higher jet fuel prices and thus higher fares, airlines having to scramble potentially to rearrange flight schedules and the problems stemming from DHS, the airline industry right now is like a brittle piece of glass. It could fracture at any moment. He says when passengers miss flights because of long security lines, airlines are scrambling to find seats on planes that are often already nearly full. Windsor-Johnston and P.R. News. It's NPR. Federal and local law enforcement are investigating a shooting today on the campus of Old Dominion

3:07University in Norfolk, Virginia. The school says a gunman opened fire inside the business school building. Two people were injured. Other conditions are still unknown. University police report officers responded immediately and the shooter has died, although how remains unclear. Old Dominion University has suspended operations on its main campus and cancel classes for the rest of the day. An architect from Chile has won this year's Pritzker Prize. It is the most prestigious award in architecture and PR's Neto Ulebi has more. Million Raditch designs innovative, avant-garde buildings, most of them in Chile. They include theaters, restaurants, and an award-winning winery. He's also created stores around the world for the high fashion brand, Alexander McQueen. Pieces of a stone, pieces of wood. That's Raditch describing how he's inspired by found objects. It's about something physical and not intellectual.

4:08Raditch was born in 1965 in Santiago. His father's family is from Croatia. His mother is from the United Kingdom. When he accepted this award, he asked to also use her family's surname, Clark. He does not normally use it professionally, but he said he wanted to honor her. Neto Ulebi, NPR News. On Wall Street, major market indices are all down more than 1% the Dow Jones industrial average now down more than 500 points. You're listening to NPR News. On NPR's Wildcard podcast, comedian Chris Fleming on his obsession with public radio zone Terry Groves. I think there are very few mystical beings left in this world, Superion Stevens, Terry Groves, all a Sweden. Watch or listen to that Wildcard conversation on the NPR app or on YouTube at NPR Wildcard.