2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (50+ words) NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. UN peacekeepers give NPR a rare look behind Israeli lines NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (838+ words) NPR U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns US Strikes Iran Oil Tankers, Israeli Settlements Sanctions, Smithsonian Head Retires U.S. Central Command announced that it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran's…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (207+ words) Just like in the U.S., Israel’s politicians are focused on an upcoming national election that could be consequential— Israelis vote at the end of October. And that has factored into the relationship between the two countries. The Trump administration has been…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (99+ words) Relations between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have turned rocky since Trump called a truce with Iran. Trump seeks progress in Gaza, but Netanyahu is taking a defiant stance ahead of an election. U.S.-Israel relations are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1126+ words) Travelers arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 5. Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua via Getty Images hide caption RAMALLAH, West Bank — U.S. and other international travelers are increasingly being denied entry to Israel following interrogations about their…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (135+ words) For years, President Trump has been openly criticizing multilateral organizations like NATO and the United Nations.Criticisms like these were once rare from American presidents, since the US had such a prominent role in these organizations and the order they…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (67+ words) NPR Amid the Iran war, the U.S. has pivoted it's geopolitical attention away from Asia A decade ago, the U.S. was still in its "pivot to Asia." Today, as conflicts in the Middle East suck up American military resources, analysts say that…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (76+ words) NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Sopko, who served as Special Inspector General for Afghanistan under Obama, Trump and Biden, about the back-and-forth around bringing the Iran war to an end. Is the Iran war at risk of becoming a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (436+ words) A vessel is anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3. The war with Iran nearly ground traffic to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz. AFP via Getty Images hide caption Iran's parliament is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (214+ words) Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration, alleging a "public-private conspiracy" to punish him for pro-Palestinian speech. The law he's using dates back to 1871 — it's called the Ku Klux Klan Act. It's the same statute civil rights attorney Randolph McLaughlin…...