7+ hour, 36+ min ago  (547+ words) JERUSALEM " Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood. The Palestinian Authority,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (74+ words) Iran has attacked and seized two commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz. This after President Trump announced an indefinite ceasefire in the war with Iran. - On Air Now Playing YPR2: News and Talk Rival U. S. and Iran blockades bring strait of…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (82+ words) Last week, NPR spent time with a family still searching for their 26-year-old daughter in the rubble one week after Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut. Now her remains have been identified. - On Air Now Playing YPR2: News and Talk Amid a ceasefire…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (73+ words) NPR's Leila Fadel asks Karim Sadjadpour with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace how Iran might approach its next round of negotiations with the U. S. - On Air Now Playing YPR2: News and Talk How will Iran approach the next round of negotiations…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (474+ words) Updated April 11, 2026 at 9: 36 AM MDT ISLAMABAD " Highly anticipated face to face peace talks between the United States and Iran began in Islamabad on Saturday as the two sides look to reach a deal to end the war that has shaken…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (99+ words) YPR After Trump's mounting threats against Iran, U. S. and Iran reach two-week ceasefire agreement 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (58+ words) Among Iranians who oppose the regime in Tehran, some welcome the U. S. bombing campaign, while others say it is going too far. - On Air Now Playing YPR2: News and Talk Voices from inside Iran Among Iranians who oppose the regime in Tehran,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (139+ words) YPR The U. S. says he's weak and unacceptable. But who is Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei? Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said at a press conference Friday that Iran's leadership has "gone underground, cowering, that's what rats do," after being profoundly weakened…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (584+ words) The bombing of an Iranian elementary school that killed some 165 people, many of them schoolgirls, included more targets near the school than has been initially reported, a review of commercial satellite imagery by NPR has found. The images suggest that…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (69+ words) President Trump spoke live for the first time Monday since the U. S. and Israel began striking Iran, sharing his administration's objectives for the country. - On Air Now Playing YPR2: News and Talk Trump says war in Iran could last for weeks or…...