The Latest National Security 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. Scott Simon World How Iranians are responding to the war Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way -- returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can't otherwise reach. Jim Kane Politics 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. Scott Simon World 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. Scott Simon Sports Curling had its moment at the Olympics and now Paralympics. It sparked a curling bonanza in America Hundreds of people become interested in curling every four years and the 2026 numbers already show that boom. Anusha Mathur Fresh Air weekend: 'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley; filmmaker Morgan Neville Buckley says she for the "shadowy bits" of her characters. John Powers reviews the Japanese film Kokuho. Documentarian Morgan Neville chronicles Paul McCartney's transformation in Man on the Run. Health Too hyped up to sleep? Rituals to calm your body and mind before bed The chaos of the day can make it hard to shut off your brain and fall asleep. Here's how to create a relaxing environment before bedtime to help you quiet the chatter and feel ready for sleep. Clare Marie Schneider World Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as strikes pound their cities President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take to their grave." He also apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries. The Associated Press Politics What the Trump administration says about why it went to war with Iran The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven, but the messaging has been varied. The range of cited motivations for striking Iran now are sometimes at odds with each other. Franco Ordoñez Politics Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs. The Associated Press Prev 119 of 1647 Next Sponsored
National Security 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. Scott Simon
World How Iranians are responding to the war Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way -- returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can't otherwise reach. Jim Kane
Politics 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. Scott Simon
World 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. Scott Simon
Sports Curling had its moment at the Olympics and now Paralympics. It sparked a curling bonanza in America Hundreds of people become interested in curling every four years and the 2026 numbers already show that boom. Anusha Mathur
Fresh Air weekend: 'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley; filmmaker Morgan Neville Buckley says she for the "shadowy bits" of her characters. John Powers reviews the Japanese film Kokuho. Documentarian Morgan Neville chronicles Paul McCartney's transformation in Man on the Run.
Health Too hyped up to sleep? Rituals to calm your body and mind before bed The chaos of the day can make it hard to shut off your brain and fall asleep. Here's how to create a relaxing environment before bedtime to help you quiet the chatter and feel ready for sleep. Clare Marie Schneider
World Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as strikes pound their cities President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take to their grave." He also apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries. The Associated Press
Politics What the Trump administration says about why it went to war with Iran The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven, but the messaging has been varied. The range of cited motivations for striking Iran now are sometimes at odds with each other. Franco Ordoñez
Politics Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs. The Associated Press