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Latest updates on the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran
In the week since the U.S. began bombing Iran, more countries in the Middle East are launching strikes.
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Week in Politics: Trump's messaging on Iran war; MAGA base reaction; new DHS leadership
Messaging from the Trump Administration over the war on Iran has been mixed and confused. There are tensions in the MAGA base over the war. Plus, a new Secretary of Homeland Security is in the works.
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An international security expert analyzes regional impact of U.S.-Israel war on Iran
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about how the spillover of the war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. into other countries might change regional dynamics.
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Gulf countries that host U.S. military bases say Iran has retaliated to U.S. strikes
Iran has retaliated to U.S. and Israel strikes. Several countries that host American military bases in the region including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain say they have been attacked.
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Iran expert at the International Crisis Group discusses U.S. strikes and the response
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ali Vaez, an Iran expert at the International Crisis Group, about U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran.
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Shira Efron, senior fellow at RAND, weighs in on the U.S. strikes on Iran
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shira Efron, an Israel and Middle East expert, about the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran.
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Sen. Tim Kaine discusses the U.S. strikes on Iran
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about the U.S. strikes on Iran.
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Israel and the U.S. launch strikes on Iran
We're looking at the strikes in Iran by U.S. and Israel.
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President Trump launched strikes without Congress's approval. Lawmakers are responding
We look at what it means for President Trump to launch attacks on Iran without Congressional approval, and the pushback and support he's getting from some lawmakers.
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As the U.S. strikes Iran, here's the White House is saying to the American public
We look at the White House's messaging to the American public on the strikes in Iran.