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Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026.

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Iran pushes back against Trump’s deadline

by NPR Staff April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Iran’s top officials pushed back against President Trump’s deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks.

People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.

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Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member

by NPR Staff April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

The war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.

Israeli emergency responders inspect a scene of a direct ballistic hit, after it was launched from Iran on April 02, 2026 in Petach Tikva, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th.

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Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants

by NPR Staff April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.

People watch as smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026.

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Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump’s warning

by NPR Staff April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias.

The US Navy's USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship (LCS) arrives for a port call at the Ream Naval base, located in Cambodia's southern coast in Preah Sihanouk province, on Jan. 24, 2026. Several vessels of the same class have been equipped for mine-clearing operations.

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Is the U.S. Navy ready to clear sea mines in the Persian Gulf?

by Scott Neuman April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

Despite the danger of sea mines, experts say that mine clearing has received minimal attention and funding from the U.S. Navy — and it’s often overshadowed by more high-profile weapons systems.

President Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office on March 3. Chancellor Merz is the first European leader to visit President Trump since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran.

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Trump to address nation at critical moment in his war with Iran

by Danielle Kurtzleben April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

The address comes after weeks of uncertainty over when and how the U.S. could extricate itself from the conflict .

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks after signing an executive order to limit mail-in voting as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks

by NPR Staff April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing “an important update,” without providing further details.

In Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday, a member of the Iranian security forces dressed in all black and holding a large firearm stands guard in front of a large banner displaying an image of Iran's former longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iranians debate whether the war is worth it

by Emily Feng March 31, 2026April 1, 2026

As the war in Iran enters its second month, and President Trump signals an end to the war, many Iranians are urging the U.S and Israel to keep striking their country.