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News Articles: Series: Middle East crisis — explained

Smokes rises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Be'er Sheva, Israel on Thursday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Trump to decide on Iran action 'within two weeks,' White House says

Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Israel President Isaac Herzog is seen at his official residence in Jerusalem.

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  • Middle East

Israeli president calls on the world to help destroy Iran nuclear sites

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with NPR in his official residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, as President Trump was still weighing whether to intervene.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
An Iranian protester holds up a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an anti-Israeli gathering in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Iran warns of 'irreparable consequences' as Trump weighs U.S. role in conflict

Iran's Supreme Leader struck back at Trump's calls for Tehran's "unconditional surrender," warning that any U.S. involvement in Israel's offensive would cause "irreparable harm" to Americans.

June 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Palestinians are brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after being wounded or killed by Israeli forces while they tried to get food on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 

  • World

As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza -- and hunger deepens

Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.

June 17, 2025
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy,
  • Anas Baba,
  • and 1 more
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel hits more Iranian military targets, Iran retaliates on fourth day of conflict

Trump said Sunday he remained optimistic about Israel and Iran reaching a deal, but added "sometimes they have to fight it out."

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict

At least ten people were killed in Israel overnight, after multiple Iranian missiles evaded the country's advanced defense systems. Explosions rocked Tehran, but casualties weren't immediately clear.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Israeli security forces on Saturday inspect destroyed residential buildings that were hit overnight by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel says it killed 9 Iranian nuclear scientists, and braces for attacks from Iran

Israel's military says the nine nuclear scientists killed played spent decades working on Iran's nuclear program.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman,
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
  • and 2 more
People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Why did Israel strike Iran? An Israeli politician and a US-Iran expert weigh in

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Destinee Adams
A firefighter calls out his colleagues at the scene of an explosion in a residence compound in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel attacks Iran's nuclear and missile sites, prompting retaliation from Tehran

The Israeli strikes killed top Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists ahead of planned weekend negotiations aimed at addressing international concerns over Iran's uranium enrichment program.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel strikes Iran and braces for retaliation

Israel launched an airstrike on Iran overnight. Blasts were heard in the capital Tehran around 3am local time. Israel's defense ministry warned it expects missile and drone retaliation.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • James Hider and
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (second right) listens to the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements in Tehran, Iran, April 9.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Trump warns a strike on Iran 'could very well happen' if no nuclear deal is signed

President Trump warned that a "massive" war could break out in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear program, after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran wasn't complying with its nonproliferation duties.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Northam and
  • James Hider
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, waits to board the Madleen boat, before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists

Israeli forces said they took command of the vessel at sea, detaining Swedish climate activist Thunberg and the rest of the crew.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
This undated photo provided by the Hostage's Family Forum shows Nattapong Pinta, with his wife and son.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage in Gaza

Israel said it had retrieved the body of Nattapong Pinta, who was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. He had come to Israel to work in agriculture.

June 07, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Israeli shelling hits an area in the northern of Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel says it is arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin and
  • James Hider
Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel says it recovered the bodies of 2 U.S.-Israeli hostages

The bodies of Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, an Israeli who held U.S. and Canadian citizenship, and her husband, Gad Haggai, 72, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, were recovered, the country's military said.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
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