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

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

Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

U.S. authorities continue to be on alert for any potential threat on U.S. soil stemming from President Trump's decision to bomb Iran.

The Israel-Iran ceasefire that President Trump brokered is holding, for now. Here's what it's like in Israel, as the country opens back up without fear of Iran's missiles.

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.

NPR's Steve Inskeep revisits a 2009 trip to the childhood home of Iran's Supreme Leader, and asks Iran analysts Barbara Slavin and Karim Sadjadpour about his grip on power today.

Global crude oil prices have eased. Markets are betting that protracted conflict is unlikely. meanwhile, domestic production has helped insulate the U.S. from global price shocks.

President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on social media and the agreement was immediately tested. We'll hear the latest. And China has been watching developments in the war closely because gets much of its crude oil imports from ...

Over the last two weeks, there has been some support for Israel's attacks on Iran from Gulf Arab states. There are also fears that Israel wants to fashion a new Middle East in its own image.