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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. He was 86 years old. Khamenei was unwavering in his steadfast antipathy to the U.S. and Israel.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, and its retaliation, could lead the Middle East into a wider war.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about Congressional authorization for the U.S. strikes on Iran.
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U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran enter a second day as President Trump warned of increased intensity if Iran retaliates.
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Social media platforms are awash with videos and images of the strikes on Iran. What they do and don't show.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Shashank Joshi, defense editor at The Economist, about the U.S. decision to carry out military strikes on Iran without its traditional European allies.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, about the sorts of tactics Iran can deploy in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes.
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Paramount has outbid Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a major shake-up that has many in the film industry worried.
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The Middle East reacts to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about possible outcomes now that the U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran.