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Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (77+ words) The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute. Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks The Iran-backed Houthi…...
Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (833+ words) Yemen 's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured the island of Mayun at the entrance of the Red Sea, a key alternative for shipping Saudi oil and other exports since Iran has been targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The island's…...
How Trump's immigration policy has evolved: The NPR Politics Podcast
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (190+ words) After campaigning on a platform to curtail illegal immigration to the United States, President Trump has shifted federal immigration policy to severely limit all forms of immigration. We look at what's happened, and what the impacts have been.This episode:…...
Republican strategist shares takeaways from Vance's speech at the GOP convention
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (386+ words) NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican strategist Rina Shah about the main takeaways from Vice President Vance's speech at the Republican Midterm Convention. Rina Shah also followed the convention over the past two nights. She is a Republican strategist with…...
Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (842+ words) Yemen's Houthi rebels gather during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. STR/AP hide caption ADEN, Yemen — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through…...
Amid war and sanctions, unemployment worsens in Iran
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (57+ words) As the U.S. war with Iran drags on, Iranians face increasing layoffs and a rising unemployment rate. Amid war and sanctions, unemployment worsens in Iran As the U.S. war with Iran drags on, Iranians face increasing layoffs and a rising unemployment rate....
We go to the part of southern Lebanon that Israel now controls: State of the World from NPR
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (230+ words) Israel launched a ground invasion of neighboring Lebanon in March, after the Iran-backed group Hezbollah ramped up attacks following the U.S. and Israel war in Iran. Israel said it was creating a “buffer zone” on the Lebanese side of the border…...
Trump promises Americans $5K if GOP wins. And, Kirk supporters reflect on his death
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1333+ words) President Trump made an offer he hopes you can't refuse - 5,000 taxpayer dollars for every American adult. He promised that giveaway totaling more than $1 trillion if Republicans keep Congress. Why didn't he say how it would work? MARTIN: I'm Michel Martin,…...
After Trump promised to pay $5,000 if Republicans win, here's what to expect Thursday
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (646+ words) At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump made a stunning and implausible pledge: to send every American adult a $5,000 cash dividend. But only if his party maintains control of the House and the Senate in November's midterms. "If…...
What is the future of U.S. military bases in the Middle East?: State of the World from NPR
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (295+ words) When the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran over six months go, Iran retaliated by blocking shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also launched counterattacks on U.S. military targets across the Gulf. They hit U.S. forces on air bases in…...