U.S. war in Iran Archives - Page 4 of 8

Commercial vessels offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. Attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11 as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbors, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Medical supplies are stuck in Dubai, as clinics around the world face shortages

by Fatma Tanis April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.

A person holds two packages of medicine in their hands, one in an orange box, the other in a white plastic pill bottle. In the background is an instruction sheet, with the headline "How to take your medication" partially visible.

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Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe

by Selena Simmons-Duffin April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

A paper in JAMA Internal Medicine adds to the growing scientific evidence that medication abortion pills would be safe to sell over-the-counter at the pharmacy. But political opposition means that possibility may not happen anytime soon.

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.

President Trump stands between two flags in the Cross Hall of the White House.

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Takeaways from Trump’s tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll

by Domenico Montanaro April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

President Trump faces mounting political pressure on multiple fronts, particularly when it comes to his handling of the war and the consequences it’s having on the economy.

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.

FILE - An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, covers the land in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 25, 2025.

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Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps

by The Associated Press April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed starting on Wednesday, raising alarm throughout the increasingly desperate community.

Elite female distance runners take off at the start of the Atlanta Half Marathon on March 1. Jess McClain, middle left, led much of the race before an official car led her off course.

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Runners misled at a qualifier race will still get invites to the world championship

by Bill Chappell March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

The U.S. will nearly double its contingent for the women’s half marathon championship to fix what officials call an unprecedented problem: an official vehicle took the leading runners off the course.

A man lowers a suitcase from the balcony of a building damaged by a US-Israeli strike on a commercial district on March 29, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

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Trump weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg island

by NPR Staff March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

The president said the U.S. could “take the oil in Iran” and that he was considering sending U.S. forces to seize Kharg Island’s oil terminal.

A woman speaks on the phone as emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

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U.S. troops injured in attack on Saudi base as the war reaches one month

by NPR Staff March 28, 2026March 28, 2026

As the war in Iran reaches the one-month mark, a Iranian strike on an air base in Saudi Arabia wounded several U.S. service members. On Saturday the Israeli military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.