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Keywords: Middle East Conflict, Iran War, Israel, Hezbollah, Ceasefire, U S Military, Strait Of Hormuz
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Middle East conflict
Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating.
These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.
The U.S. military is about to block ships from Iran's ports after talks failed
April 13, 2026 · The U.S.
Central Command said the blockade would be "enforced impartially against vessels of all nations" from 10 a.m.
EDT, following the breakdown of talks after 21 hours of negotiations.
A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon
April 12, 2026 · In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia's new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.
The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse
April 12, 2026 · After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.
Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran
April 11, 2026 · In the first weeks of the war, the Chicago-born Leo was initially reluctant to publicly condemn the violence and limited his comments to muted appeals for peace and dialogue.
But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.
Wives and children of foreign ISIS fighters stranded in Syria with no way home
April 11, 2026 · NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.
No Deal: U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad fall through
April 11, 2026 · The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D.
Vance announced on Sunday.
Iran delegates arrive in Islamabad for talks with U.S., as ceasefire terms remain in dispute
April 10, 2026 · The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones.
Republicans in Congress brace for a fight over the Iran war price tag
April 10, 2026 · In recent days, multiple GOP lawmakers have gone public with their concerns over the war -- a range of issues Republican leadership will have to address as they face the task of securing new funding.
How governments have tried to hide information about the Iran war online
April 10, 2026 · Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images.
But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.
Israel vows to continue fighting Hezbollah but agrees to talks with Lebanon
April 9, 2026 · Israel's prime minister said his government would begin talks with Lebanon but vowed to continue attacks against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite a fragile Iran ceasefire.
Iran expert discusses whether the war has made the Iranian regime stronger
April 9, 2026 · Iran expert Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University discusses whether the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has made the Iranian regime stronger.
What has the U.S. war with Iran accomplished?
April 8, 2026 · Trump's war goals included putting an end to Iran's nuclear program, destroying its military capabilities and creating regime change.
That hasn't happened.
A ceasefire with Iran is declared, why is there still fighting in Lebanon?
April 8, 2026 · President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, just ahead of a deadline he imposed for the country to open the Strait of Hormuz or face catastrophic attacks on infrastructure.
In the Middle East there are feelings of relief, anger and uncertainty, after the ceasefire was announced.
We hear from NPR reporters in Israel and Lebanon to hear how people are reacting.
A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire shows cracks as attacks continue across the region
April 8, 2026 · Iran and the U.S. and Israel said they would suspend strikes but countries in the region continued to report attacks and Israel said it would not stop its assault in Lebanon.
U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, suspending Trump's threat to annihilate Iran
April 7, 2026 · After Iran ceded to President Trump's demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump backed down from his threat of wide-scale destruction of Iran's civilian and military infrastructure.
Trump reiterates threats to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges
April 6, 2026 · The president has had mixed messages about how and when the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran will end.
Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire plan as Trump again threatens to bomb its infrastructure
April 6, 2026 · Iran's top officials pushed back against a U.S. ceasefire plan and President Trump's deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks.
In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel.
Some say they're targeted
April 5, 2026 · Lebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion.
Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies.
Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel
April 5, 2026 · In a profanity-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump lashed out at Iran and injected new volatility into the conflict, hours after U.S. forces carried out a high-risk rescue mission.
Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member
April 4, 2026 · The war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.
'Not our war' say Christians under siege this Easter, as Israel invades south Lebanon
April 3, 2026 · Christian villages in southern Lebanon are spending Easter under siege, as the Lebanese Army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants.
A U.S. jet goes down over Iran, a U.S. official confirms
April 3, 2026 · A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member.
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