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News Articles: Series: Middle East crisis — explained

Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after an Israeli strike hit the building, cutting off live coverage, on June 16.

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  • Middle East

Alone in Tehran, a young Iranian turns to ChatGPT and video games for comfort

A young shop manager living alone in Iran's capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn't nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrives for an IAEA meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 23.

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  • World

U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran could enrich uranium again in 'a matter of months'

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told CBS that Iran had a "a very vast ambitious" nuclear program.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A satellite photo of Iran's Fordo fuel enrichment facility taken on June 24 shows debris (grey) from a U.S. strike employing several bunker-busting weapons. The Israeli Air Force destroyed additional roads and surface facilities in a subsequent strike.

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  • National Security

Obliterated? Damaged? Inoperable? What's known about Iran's nuclear facilities

Iran's nuclear program has been dealt a blow, here's an overview of the current state of its facilities.

June 29, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • Brent Jones,
  • and 1 more
People take part in a protest demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday.

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  • Politics

Trump calls for a deal on Israel's war in Gaza, as signs of progress emerge

President Trump pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement.

June 29, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran on June 19. Israel has scored a series of military successes and reshaped the Middle East since being stunned by a surprise Hamas attack in October 2023.

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  • Middle East

With a series of wars, Israel's military reshapes the Mideast

Israel was stunned by a surprise Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Since that day, Israel has delivered devastating blows to rivals and has reconfigured the Middle East.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Palestinians carry food packages near a distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday.

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  • Middle East

Israel's leaders slam a news report on a Gaza 'killing field' near food sites

Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
From left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  • World

Five academics and former diplomats
on U.S. strikes, Iran and stability

What 5 academics and former diplomats told Morning Edition about the U.S. strikes on Iran and fallout with Israel.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
People carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private U.S.-backed aid group that has bypassed the long-standing United Nations-led system in the territory, as displaced Palestinians return from an aid distribution center in the central Gaza Strip, on June 8.

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  • Middle East

He owns trendy Israeli eateries. Now he's a rep for a controversial Gaza food program

Shahar Segal — known for restaurants around the world that include Manhattan's Michelin-starred Shmoné — is a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Itay Stern and
  • Daniel Estrin
People hold flags of Iran and Hezbollah as well as posters of Supreme Leader Khamenei as Iranians take to the streets in the downtown Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran on June 24, 2025, to celebrate the ceasefire after a 12-day war with Israel.

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  • Politics

Forget 'total obliteration' — experts say Iran and U.S. need to negotiate

President Trump doubled down on his claims that the U.S. strikes in Iran last weekend "obliterated" its key nuclear facilities. But experts say that regardless of the amount of damage done to Iran's nuclear facilities, deliberate negotiations leading to a lasting agreement are crucial to prevent the resumption of war.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 27, 2012.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel was once deterred from striking Iran. Now Netanyahu takes a victory lap

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran for decades, but the U.S. and his own security chiefs deterred him. Now he's basking in the moment.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to a group of people and officials in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 21, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Six things to know about Iran's supreme leader

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles Iran's supreme leader, who is deciding on his next steps after a ceasefire with Israel.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
A satellite image of Iran's Fordo nuclear site shows clusters of new holes likely caused by U.S. bunker buster bombs dropped over the weekend following orders by President Trump.

Tagged as: 

  • National Security

Early intel assessment says Iran's nuclear program was only set back 'a few months'

President Trump has said U.S. strikes on Iran obliterated the country's nuclear program. An early intelligence assessment finds the strikes may only have set it back "a few months."

June 24, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Fire and smoke rise after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15 in Tehran, Iran.

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  • Asia

Why is China so concerned about Israel-Iran tensions?

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.

June 24, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng
President Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 24 to attend the NATO leaders' summit in The Hague.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Breaking another presidential norm, Trump drops the f-bomb on camera

Presidents have been known to use salty language behind closed doors. But President Trump may be the first to very deliberately drop an f-bomb on camera.

June 24, 2025
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Va.

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  • World

Can a president declare war without consulting Congress? Here's what to know

President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities without first consulting Congress has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers who say the move bypasses their constitutional authority to declare war.

June 24, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
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