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Iran's supreme leader is killed. What happens now?
President Trump says Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. This comes after Israel and the United States launched missile attacks across Iran targeting the country's top leadership. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes in several countries in the Gulf region. Host Mary Loui
U.S. and Israel strike Iran. Here's what we know
Overnight, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran. The strikes targeted Iran’s top leaders, Supreme Leader Khamanei and President Masoud Pezeshkian — trying to kill them, according to a person briefed on Israel’s operation who spoke to NPR. Iran has responded by lobbing
Drone warfare / Iran on the brink? / Ukraine four years on
The seas of the Middle East are bristling with American warships and airpower trained on Iran. What does President Trump have in mind for them? Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman about Trump's aims in nuclear negotiations
China: Purging generals and testing nukes? / Trump, Iran and Ukraine
Did China conduct secret nuclear tests? The United States thinks so. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak about China's nuclear arsenal and U.S. claims of an illicit Chinese nuclear test conducted in 2020. They also check i
Europe's post-Munich exhale / Machado on gifting Nobel to Trump
If you heard our show last week you know we were at the Munich Security Conference – a gathering in Germany where world leaders, security experts and defense officials meet yearly to take the temperature of the global order. This is a special follow-up episode to share some of what we learned there.