The narrow waterways of the Strait of Hormuz have recently been the scene of confrontation but they're also a highway for traders, smugglers and dolphins.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, about the Pentagon's plan to send U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Doug Weir of the Conflict and Environment Observatory about a deserted oil tanker described as a "floating bomb" that's currently anchored off the coast of Yemen.
Iran successfully launched a medium-range missile On Wednesday, according to U.S. officials. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David Sanger of The New York Times about Iran's missile program.
The protests were spurred by the closure of two Palestinian-owned businesses amid a larger government crackdown on Syrian refugees. Palestinians make up about 10% of Lebanon's population.
Bipartisan lawmakers have criticized Saudi Arabia's actions in the Yemen conflict where thousands of civilians have died, and Saudi Arabia's role in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Diving resorts on the Red Sea attract people who want to see coral reefs and fish. Now, divers will also be able to swim past sunken military equipment: tanks, troop carriers and a helicopter.
Waad al-Kateab's documentary is a series of intimate portraits of daily life, marriage and motherhood in Aleppo. Her documentary For Sama is written as a letter to her newborn daughter.
President Trump met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss trade, repairing relations between the two nations and ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
For weeks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been touting a plan for a shipping security coalition in the Persian Gulf. It still hasn't come together and he's told Britain to protect its ships itself.