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Putin likely helping Iran with drones, UK defence secretary says
- Mar 12, 2026
Vladimir Putin's "hidden hand" is likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump's war, the UK defence secretary has said, as it emerged that Iranian-lin...
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U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis
- Brittney Melton
- Mar 12, 2026
Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on...
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Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf
- NPR Staff
- Mar 12, 2026
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between...
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Iran issues statement purported to be from new leader as war with U.S. and Israel rages
- NPR Staff
- Mar 12, 2026
Iran's state media issued what it said was a statement by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and keep...
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Iran's soccer team cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, Iranian minister says
- Becky Sullivan
- Mar 11, 2026
Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports...
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Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school
- Tom Bowman
- Mar 11, 2026
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S....
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The nature of war is changing - and it's a death trap for civilians
- Mar 11, 2026
A drone is circling in the skies above Zaki Ramadan when he takes my call. As a humanitarian worker in Sudan's southeastern Blue Nile state, he is hel...
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No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years
- The Associated Press
- Mar 11, 2026
Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the H...
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Greetings from a Shanghai temple where you can ward off bad luck in the Year of the Horse
- Jennifer Pak
- Mar 11, 2026
According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Ta...
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Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons
- Brittney Melton
- Mar 11, 2026
A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.' involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice...
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US attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war
- NPR Staff
- Mar 11, 2026
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pr...
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Australia grants visas to more members of Iranian women's football team
- Mar 10, 2026
Two more members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted asylum in Australia, taking the total to seven, amid fears for their safety af...