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Iran retaliates after Israel kills two top Iranian officials
- NPR Staff
- Mar 18, 2026
Iran launched a barrage of missiles after Israel killed two top Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Securit...
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EU offers to pay Ukraine to fix oil pipeline at the center of Ukraine-Hungary feud
- The Associated Press
- Mar 18, 2026
EU officials say they have offered money and technical help to Ukraine to fix a key oil pipeline to Central Europe. They hope that will persuade Hunga...
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Iran expert says Trump's 'war of choice' has morphed into a 'war of necessity'
- Terry Gross
- Mar 17, 2026
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, policy expert Karim Sadjadpour says the war in Iran is becoming increasingly complicated: "I don't think President...
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Counterterrorism director who supported Trump resigns over opposition to Iran war
- Mary Louise Kelly
- Mar 17, 2026
Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war in Iran. He had backed President Trump because Tru...
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Ukraine strings nets over cities as killer drones turn streets into war zones
- Eleanor Beardsley
- Mar 17, 2026
In eastern Ukraine, white nylon nets now stretch over roads and city streets, a low-tech defense against deadly FPV drones that dominate the battlefie...
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U.S. seeks NATO help with Strait of Hormuz. And, SCOTUS blocks vaccine changes
- Brittney Melton
- Mar 17, 2026
As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s chang...
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Israel says it killed two top Iranian commanders in targeted strike
- NPR Staff
- Mar 17, 2026
Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah...
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'Rewarding loyalists,' punishing critics: How Trump's Treasury sanctions foreigners
- Chiara Eisner
- Mar 17, 2026
Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or I...
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Far from home, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are trapped by war
- Ashley Westerman
- Mar 17, 2026
These foreign nationals are the silent engines that keep many of the region's cities running, but the war has exposed some of their biggest vulnerabil...
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Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
- The Associated Press
- Mar 17, 2026
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a co...
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What are Trump's options in Iran as oil stops flowing and allies resist joining war?
- Mary Louise Kelly
- Mar 16, 2026
Iran has effectively shut down the flow of oil from the Gulf region. President Trump hasn't offered a clear solution. Trump is calling for allies to a...
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Cuba hit by island wide blackout as energy crisis deepens
- The Associated Press
- Mar 16, 2026
On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officia...