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  • The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help

    The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help
    2026/03/16
    President Trump launched the war against Iran without building a coalition of U.S. allies.

    Only now is the president trying to enlist allies to help end Iran’s effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz.


    And many of the countries he’s asked – are rejecting Trump’s request.

    Can the U.S. get its allies to help after going to war with Iran, and if they do, can the Strait of Hormuz really be secured?

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    This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Andrew Sussman, Rebekah Metzler and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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  • For Iranian-Americans, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran evokes complex emotions

    For Iranian-Americans, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran evokes complex emotions
    2026/03/15
    For many Iranians living in the U.S., the war against Iran was initially greeted with hope. Hope that the current regime might fall. But as the war stretches on, the uncertainty around it has also given way to another feeling: fear.


    In a recent essay for the Wall Street Journal, Iranian-American writer Nick Mafi wrote about the myriad of emotions that he and millions of others in the Iranian diaspora are feeling as the war continues.

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    This episode was produced by Daniel Ofman and Michael Levitt.

    It was edited by William Troop and Christopher Intagliata.

    Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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  • Is the war with Iran making the homefront less safe?

    Is the war with Iran making the homefront less safe?
    2026/03/13
    Experts say foreign conflict and online radicalization are accelerating threats of terrorism. Can anything slow it down?

    Even before the war in Iran, the terrorism threat in the U.S. has been evolving. So how do the attacks of the past week fit into that picture? Host Scott Detrow speaks with Domestic Extremism Correspondent Odette Yousef, who is tracking all of this closely.

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    This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Marc Rivers, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Andrew Sussman, Courtney Dorning and John Ketchum. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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  • Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?

    Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?
    2026/03/12
    In the opening strike of their war on Iran, the US and Israel killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is an exceedingly rare instance of democracies killing a foreign head of state.

    It’s not the first time the United States has been involved in the killing of a foreign leader, but it’s something U.S. leaders and the American public have long wrestled with.

    NPR’s Ryan Lucas reports.

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    This episode was produced by Mallory Yu and Erika Ryan, with audio engineering by Jay Czys.

    It was edited by John Ketchum and Anna Yukhanov.

    Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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  • The Trump administration wants to increase apprenticeships

    The Trump administration wants to increase apprenticeships
    2026/03/11
    The Trump administration wants to increase domestic manufacturing.

    And in addition to tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation, it wants to increase the supply of skilled labor through apprenticeships – to train up workers on the job.


    The goal is to reach one million active apprentices.


    Are the programs in place now doing enough to make that happen?


    NPR’s Andrea Hsu reports.


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    This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Emily Kopp. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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  • Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?

    Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?
    2026/03/10
    Russian planners and Western intelligence predicted the invasion of Ukraine would be quick and decisive. Of course, Kyiv did not fall quickly - and still hasn’t.

    In the four years since Russia first invaded, the Kremlin’s so-called “special military operation” has evolved into the deadliest conflict on the European continent since World War II. According to Western governments and think tanks, more than 1.5 million people are dead.

    And throughout the war, one of the biggest questions has been, is this what Russian people want?

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    This episode was produced by Christine Arrasmith, Mia Venkat and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Stacey Abbott. It was edited by Nick Spicer and Sarah Handel. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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  • What's the war in Iran costing American consumers?

    What's the war in Iran costing American consumers?
    2026/03/09
    Americans are paying more for gas than they were a week ago.

    On Sunday, the price of oil hit $118 a barrel. It's since come down from those highs, but remains up sharply from the pre-war price of $70.

    The price is being pushed up by disruption to oil supply out of the Persian Gulf – The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, typically handles around 20 million barrels of oil a day – close to a fifth of global oil consumption.

    But the war has brought tanker traffic in the Strait to basically a standstill.

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    This episode was produced by Mia Venkat.

    It was edited by Courtney Dorning, Kara Platoni and Luis Clemens.

    Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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    9 分
  • New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East

    New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East
    2026/03/08
    The repercussions of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran continue to be felt across the Middle East. However, Lebanon has become the most active second front in the continued conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.


    Israel began its military assault on Lebanon after the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel as a show of solidarity with Iran.

    The U.S. and Israel's war in Iran is not just a regional crisis. It’s reshaping political dynamics across the Middle East, with global repercussions.

    Kim Ghattas, journalist and author of Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East, offers her view from inside Lebanon, and the changing dynamics across the region.

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    Reporting from NPR’s Hadeel Al-Shalchi contributed to this story. This episode was produced by Daniel Ofman. It was edited by Michael Levitt, Sarah Robbins and Hannah Bloch. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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    9 分