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President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.
President Trump announced on social media on Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. That's after the U.S. got directly involved over the weekend striking key nuclear sites in Iran.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas in Beirut about how far the Israel-Iran war could spread and whether other Middle East powers are bracing for a wider conflict.
While we wait to learn about that decision, the war continues. Overnight, Israel says its air force struck the Iraq nuclear reactor in Iran. Israel is expanding its targets to Iranian government sites ...
An attack on pagers used by members of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah led to thousands of casualties. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas about the unusual attack.
NPR speaks with military analyst Michael Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about possible U.S. objectives if the U.S. enters the Iran-Israel conflict.
leila fadel, host: Early this morning, Israel's navy boarded a boat of activists attempting to land in Gaza. The 12 people on board were detained by Israel, among them environmental activist Greta ...
LEILA FADEL, HOST: Just a few hours after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, its future is in doubt. President Trump warned Israel not to retaliate after it accused Iran of violating the deal ...
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas in Beirut about how far the Israel-Iran war could spread and whether other Middle East powers are bracing for a wider conflict.
LEILA FADEL, HOST: President Trump is being mysterious about whether he plans to join Israel's war on Iran. Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, told our correspondent, Daniel Estrin, in an interview ...
President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.