How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East
What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.
Iran
'He brought us back alive': A former hostage remembers Jimmy Carter
Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on former President Jimmy Carter's quest to free him.
Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.
Japanese crime leader pleads guilty to conspiring to sell nuclear materials to Iran
Prosecutors said samples of the alleged nuclear material was weapons-grade, meaning enough of it would be suitable for use in a nuclear weapon.
Shot in secret, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' calls out Iran's authoritarian regime
Earlier this year, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a middle class family grappling with Iran's social unrest.
United Nations nuclear agency again condemns Iran for failing to fully cooperate
The resolution comes after the agency said Iran has defied demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
DOJ brings charges in an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
Federal prosecutors charged a man who said he had been tasked by a contact in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack
The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the AP by the U.S. State Department, came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis on Sunday.
Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'crushing response' to Israeli attack
Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.
Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group
The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September.