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News Articles: Middle East

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  • Middle East

Trump warns Iran 'will be hit very hard' as war enters its second week

Trump warned Saturday that Iran would soon "be hit very hard," adding that the U.S. may expand its target list to "new areas and groups of people."

March 07, 2026
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By:
  • Juliana Kim,
  • Alyson Hurt,
  • and 1 more
Iranians attend Friday prayers in the courtyard of the Imam Khomeini Grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 6, 2026.

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  • Middle East

Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as strikes pound their cities

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take to their grave." He also apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries.

March 07, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Michael Gagliano works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

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  • Business

Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs report

Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.

March 06, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The damaged 12,000-seat Azadi indoor stadium is seen after being struck during ongoing U.S.–Israeli military strikes in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday.

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  • World

Iran retaliates after Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as war enters Day 7

Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials say, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight.

March 06, 2026
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Closeup of woman pumping gasoline fuel in car at gas station. Adobe Stock Image

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  • Economy

Will GA gas prices continue to surge as the Iran attacks continue? Here’s what to know

The price of gas always goes up as the weather warms up, but the US strikes against Iran are going to drive the cost at the pump even higher, even if it’s only temporary.

March 05, 2026
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By:
  • Sundi Rose and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
Iranian nationals arrive in Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapiköy border crossing in Van, northeastern Turkey, on Tuesday, a day after Turkey and Iran mutually suspended day-trip crossings at their border as Israeli-U.S. strikes continued to pound the Islamic Republic.

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  • World

U.S.-Israeli strikes continue across Iran; Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan

The U.S. and Israel say they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claims it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.

March 05, 2026
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, gestures to Daniel Mulino, Australian Assistant Treasurer as he is introduced at the start of a signing ceremony, as Canada's Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, looks on, in Sydney, Australia.

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  • World

Carney says he backs strikes on Iran 'with some regret' as world order frays

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran "with some regret" as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order.

March 04, 2026
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  • The Associated Press

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  • USPS

Satellite images show Iran school strike hit more buildings than earlier reported

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

March 04, 2026
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Alyson Hurt
A person stands on the roof of a building looking at a plume of smoke rising after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. sinks Iran's ships and slams its missile launchers as the war enters Day 5

Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran on Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

March 04, 2026
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Keira Coady holds a photo of her brother, Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, outside her home Tuesday in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Middle East

Families remember U.S. reservists killed in Kuwait, members of an Iowa logistics unit

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven't yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment.

March 04, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Iranian rockets heading toward Israel are seen crossing the sky over Gaza City on Tuesday as they travel toward Israeli territory amid escalating regional tensions.

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  • World

The U.S. shuts some Gulf embassies and warns of a prolonged war with Iran

The United States evacuated diplomats across the Middle East and shut down some embassies as war with Iran intensified Tuesday while President Trump signaled the conflict could turn into extended war.

March 03, 2026
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By:
  • NPR Staff
In this file photo, then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) puts on her Make America Great Again hat while addressing a campaign rally with then Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump March 9, 2024 in Rome, Georgia. After Trump ordered strikes on Iran March 1, 2026, Greene sharply criticized the president for abandoning "America First" foreign policy and his promises of "no new wars."

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  • Politics

Trump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with Iran

President Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs.

March 03, 2026
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
First lady Melania Trump presides over the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Monday, March 2, 2026.

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  • World

Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting as U.S. attacks Iran

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

March 03, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Iran tribute

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  • Politics

Georgia reacts to the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

U.S. lawmakers from Georgia will vote on a congressional war powers resolution this week that would restrain President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran without congressional approval.

March 02, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
FlyDubai planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday. Many airlines, including several in the Persian Gulf — including those based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and others — have curtailed commercial flights for safety reasons following the expanding U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran.

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  • Middle East

Some Middle East flights resume, but thousands of travelers are still stranded by war

Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

March 02, 2026
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By:
  • Joel Rose
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