4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (132+ words) WBUR Wednesday was the deadliest day in Lebanon since fighting between Israel and Hezbollah reignited last month. Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon are putting the United States and Israel's fragile new ceasefire with Iran at risk, while exacerbating a brewing…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (111+ words) President Trump's ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground after Israel launched its deadliest day of strikes on Lebanon so far, which Tehran and Islamabad say violates the two-week agreement. A U. S. delegation is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Saturday. Here…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago  (1811+ words) So far, more than a million people have been forcibly displaced by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says eradicating Hezbollah is critical for Israeli security. But critics argue Israeli occupation will only reenergize the Iran-backed militia....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (82+ words) WBUR After escalating threats on social media, President Trump says the United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal. The U. S. will stop its attacks if Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan talks with…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (13+ words) Could Trump's threats to Iran's civilian infrastructure be considered a war crime? WBUR...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (414+ words) President Trump threatened to unleash extreme violence on Iranians in a post on social media Tuesday. Trump wrote on Truth Social that a "whole civilization "will die tonight, never to "be brought back "again" if Iran does not reach a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (391+ words) U. S. Sen. Ed Markey and U. S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Seth Moulton say President Trump should be removed from office over his threat to annihilate Iran. Markey and Moulton urged Congress to return to session and begin impeachment proceedings. "With each passing…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago  (1782+ words) Shia fundamentalism has come to define Iran's place in the Middle East and the world. And that wasn't an accident. How Iranian leaders use Shia Islam to exert their power. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (47+ words) wbur. org This article was originally published on April 06, 2026. - Trump holds a press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran - Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U. S. rescues colonel...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (62+ words) WBUR President Trump is threatening to attack Iran's power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, acts that are considered war crimes. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the…...