WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 3-13-26 (1/3)

Episode Date: March 13, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. The FBI says an attack on a Michigan synagogue Thursday was a, quote, targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was reportedly fatally shot by security. Oakland County, Michigan Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters. A car came to the facility, breached the facility by driving into it, was engaged by security.

we believe there is one individual deceased in the vehicle. It's been complicated because there was some fire, to say the least, with that vehicle. In the minutes following the attack, smoke billowed from the synagogue. The sheriff said one security officer was hit by the vehicle and knocked unconscious, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. Additionally, 30 law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation. But the sheriff added that none of the synagogue's staff, teachers, or the one 140 children at its early childhood center were injured, and the attacker was the only person killed.

Iran's new supreme leader issued a defiant public statement on Thursday. World's Benjamin Eicher reports. 56-year-old Ayatollah Mokhtaba Khamanai has taken the place of his late father, Ali Hamaniye. Israel suspects he was wounded in the opening salvo of the conflict, and notably he did not appear on camera. Instead, his statement was read by a state TV news anchor. He said Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and continue to effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel. And he vowed revenge for the airstrikes within Iran thus far.

Whether the regime will have the ability to back up those threats going forward remains to be seen. The Trump administration says it has already severe. degraded Iran's ability to wage war. For World, I'm Benjamin Eicher. Officials assured California residents on Thursday that there is no imminent threat to the state from Iran. That comes after ABC News reported that the FBI had warned California that Iran had aspired to send drones to the West Coast and retaliation for the conflict. Governor Gavin Newsom remarked, We are aware of that information and we transfer that information in real time to our local partners. drone issues have been always top of mind.

But he added that there was no specific threat at that time. The FBI later released text of the alert, which noted that the information was based on unverified information, and the White House now says that no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts and biblical truth, visit worldradiot.news. Additional support comes from Waters Edge,

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