Siamak Namazi's brother welcomes him home after 8 years of captivity in Iran
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Babak Namazi, whose brother was held captive by Iran.
Middle East
Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain
Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.
The U.S.-Iran prisoner swap 'was the right deal to make,' deputy special envoy says
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abram Paley, deputy special envoy for Iran, on the prisoner swap that allowed five Americans who'd been detained in Iran for years, to return to the U.S.
5 Americans freed from prison in Iran land on U.S. soil
The former prisoners were tearfully reunited with family and friends at the airport, hugging and crying after years of enforced separation.
5 Americans held in Iran for years are back in the U.S. following prisoner exchange
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Barbara Slavin of the Stimson Center, an international relations think-tank in Washington, D.C., about where the deal leaves relations between the U.S. and Iran.
Morning news brief
President Biden speaks at the United Nations. Five Americans travel to the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Iran. Canada blames the Indian government for the assassination of a Sikh leader in June.
Iran is gaining access to about $6 billion in the deal to release 5 Americans
Five Americans are freed from Iran to joy from their families but the U.S. agreement to release them is drawing criticism.
A look into the Saudis' long-held desire to enter the world of professional golf
NY Times reporter Alan Blinder says Saudi Arabia poured hundreds of millions into a pro golf circuit to rival the PGA. The two sides recently announced a joint venture, raising anti-trust issues.
Iran frees Americans in a swap, gets access to oil money, release of Iranians in U.S.
It's the latest in what has been decades of prisoner swaps between the two countries. The Americans include Siamak Namazi, held since 2015, and Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, both detained in 2018.
A year after the death of Iranian protestor Mahsa Amini, has anything changed?
A year after the death of a young woman after being arrested by Iran's morality police, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Holly Dagres of The Atlantic Council about calls for change in Iran.