National Security

Trump Chooses To Hit Iran Economically Rather Than Militarily

7:24am June 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Adam Smith, a former senior advisor to the director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, about U.S. actions against Iran.

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First Living Veteran Of Iraq War To Receive Medal Of Honor

6:55am June 25, 2019

by David Welna

Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia will be award the Medal of Honor Tuesday at the White House. He turned 29 years old the day his heroic act initially earned him a Silver Star in 2004

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William McRaven's Memior: 'Sea Stories: My Life In Special Operations'

6:22am June 25, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Admiral William McRaven, who may be best known as the Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, about his new memoir.

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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks with a group of Revolutionary Guards and their families in Tehran on April 9. Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated recently following Iran's shootdown of a U.S. drone and U.S. cyberattacks

What Are Iran's Options In The Standoff With The U.S.?

4:30pm June 24, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

Iran shot down a U.S. drone. The U.S. launched a cyberattack and put new sanctions on Iran. Here is a look at the deepening crisis from Iran's standpoint.

U.S. Officials Working To Build Up Maritime Coalition To Deter Further Iranian Attacks

4:25pm June 24, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. officials say they are trying to build up a coalition to deter Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf. They are calling it the "Sentinel Program" to "help us have eyes on the shipping."

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Trump Authorized Cyberattacks On Iran After Drone Attack, Reports Say

11:14am June 24, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Chris Krebs of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security about his agency accusing Iran of increased cyber interference.

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U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to the media in Jerusalem Sunday.

Bolton Defends Trump's Canceled Iran Strike: Don't Mistake Prudence For Weakness

11:16am June 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

In Jerusalem, where he's meeting with Israeli and Russian security officials, the national security advisor says the U.S. military is "ready to go" as he warns Iran against seeking a nuclear weapon.

A group from the Proud Boys confronts anti-Trump protesters outside Trump's 2020 campaign kickoff rally Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. The Proud Boys group is known for white nationalist and other extremist rhetoric.

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Politics Shape The Debate Over What To Call Far-Right Extremism

7:00am June 23, 2019

by Hannah Allam

Federal authorities say far-right violence is the deadliest and most active form of domestic extremism. Now, a debate is heating up about how to define a threat the White House barely acknowledges.

President Trump did not offer specifics on those sanctions but suggested sanctions could be lifted in the future.

Trump: 'We're Moving Forward With Additional Sanctions On Iran'

8:11pm June 22, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Without offering specifics, the president says he is increasing sanctions as Washington accuses Tehran of downing a U.S. drone and attacking foreign-owned oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday before delaying for two weeks planned nationwide raids on immigrant families.

Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Giving Democrats 'Two Weeks' To Reform Asylum Laws

7:26pm June 22, 2019

A source familiar with the president's decision told NPR that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Trump on Friday night and urged him to back off the raids.