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Israel and Iran ramp up attacks as Trump insists Tehran wants a deal
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1029+ words) The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure in the central city of Isfahan, while Iran fired two rounds of missiles at central Israel causing destruction and injuries....
Greetings from Turkey's border with Iran, where Iranians let loose on the dance floor
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (194+ words) Walking the streets of eastern Turkey, I stumbled across an underground Iranian disco. Inside I met a Sufi dervish, a young protester, a former prisoner " men, women and entire families came to dance to a lively Persian, Arabic and Turkish…...
Thousands of U.S. troops deploy to Middle East. And, the latest on DHS funding talks
1+ day, 23+ min ago (194+ words) The Lebanese flag is waved amid the rubble of a Lebanese Civil Defence post destroyed in an IDF airstrike in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, on March 24, 2026. Fabio Bucciarelli/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption Talks on funding the Department of…...
The Israeli military wants several more weeks to fight Iran war, officials say
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (342+ words) An excavator clears rubble from destroyed residential buildings in northern Tehran, Iran, on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran raged for its fourth week. AFP via Getty Images hide caption TEL AVIV, Israel " The Israeli military estimates it…...
Iran fires more missiles at Israel, dismisses Trump's talk as 'fake news"
2+ day, 41+ min ago (918+ words) Israeli security forces take cover during a siren alert while gathering at the site of a Hezbollah missile strike that targeted a bus in the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona on March 23, 2026. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images…...
Israelis' support for the war with Iran remains high, but cynicism is gaining ground
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (87+ words) Israeli support for the war is still high but waning, after three weeks of fighting with Iran. Israelis' support for the war with Iran remains high, but cynicism is gaining ground Israeli support for the war is still high but…...
Why Israeli assassinations aren't working the way they hope : Consider This from NPR
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (203+ words) The Israeli government has said it has the ability to find and assassinate top leaders in the Iranian government. But that strategy may end up hurting any effort to actually end the war, says'Yossi Melman, co-author of the book "Spies…...
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants as Iran strikes 2 Israeli cities
4+ day, 26+ min ago (1042+ words) Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect the crater left by an Iranian missile in Arad, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP hide caption After warning of retaliatory attacks on U.S. and Israeli infrastructure, Iran on Saturday night launched missiles…...
Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans
6+ day, 19+ min ago (566+ words) Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption by Adriana Gallardo, Morning Edition editor Cesar Chavez, a farm…...
Israel launches more strikes on Tehran as Iran continues attacks on Gulf oil facilities
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1270+ words) Marines perform in a demonstration with hovercraft and the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during activities to mark the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary, Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption More U.S. Marines…...