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Starmer’s successor / Reset on UK-US relationship? / Strait latest

June 25, 2026 4:40pm 26 min

Another British prime minister is on his way out the door. That's six in 10 years. Now, the UK is once again looking for a new leader. Will that mean yet another reset of the “special relationship” with the United States...

Iran “deal” / Winners and losers / Regional impact

June 18, 2026 5:05pm 34 min

The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war.The agreement extends the existing ceasefire, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and opens negotiations for a final peace deal.Host Mary Louise Kelly gathe...

Hegseth blocks promotions / National Guard surge / Downed Apache

June 11, 2026 3:55pm 31 min

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is blocking some promotions at the Pentagon, and a “summer surge” of National Guard troops heads to Washington. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bow...

Trump, Netanyahu at odds / Elusive Iran deal

June 04, 2026 4:50pm 28 min

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the war with Iran together, but they have different ideas for how to end it.Host Scott Detrow steps in for Mary Louise Kelly again this week. He speak...

The broken promises of the 1979 Iranian Revolution

June 02, 2026 3:30pm 25 min

There's a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom.That country? It's Iran in 1979 during the revolution.The path from 1979, with the toppling of a monarch, through the decad...

Jake Sullivan: 'Hard to see' what U.S. has gained in Iran

June 01, 2026 4:18pm 39 min

Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor under President Biden, says it's hard to see what the United States gains in the war with Iran. He spoke with host Mary Louise Kelly before a live audience at the 2026 WBUR...

U.S., Iran trade strikes / Trump 'won't rush' / Obama nuclear deal 2.0?

May 28, 2026 4:43pm 30 min

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week that there's been "some progress" in current negotiations with Iran. But both sides exchanged fire this week, so what gives?Today, host Scott Detrow steps in for Mary Louise ...

Trump counterterror plan: cartels, left-wing violence / San Diego and the far right

May 21, 2026 4:28pm 33 min

The attack at a mosque in San Diego underscores larger problems: the rise of far right extremism and the rise of Islamophobia. But a new White House document on rising threats make no mention of right-wing extremist grou...

Beijing Summit / Trump and Xi as allies, rivals and frenemies

May 14, 2026 4:26pm 30 min

President Trump visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since 2017. What’s changed? And what does each man want from this meeting?Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR White House Correspondent Franco Ordoñe...

2084: A cautionary tale about the future of war and a changing planet

May 12, 2026 2:52pm 23 min

Laser weapons, advanced drone warfare, and nation states around the globe redefined by climate change: this is the world in 2084, envisioned by authors Jim Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman. Both are veterans -- Ackerman, a ...

Hormuz whiplash / Russia, Ukraine shred ceasefires / Modern warfare

May 07, 2026 4:52pm 29 min

We unpack a week of whiplash in the Iran war, with the President quickly calling off an effort to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress on talks. But a blockade remains. Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman ...

Press gala shooter / Political violence / Iran war price tag

April 30, 2026 5:07pm 33 min

Saturday’s attack at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was the third assassination attempt on President Trump.Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and NPR Just...

Who’s in Trump’s ear / Ceasefire extension / Life inside Iran

April 23, 2026 4:31pm 31 min

The ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been extended, but the Strait of Hormuz is still closed and there’s still no deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Does President Trump know how to get the U.S. out of this conflict?...

Iran ‘ceasefire’ / Hungary election / U.S.-NATO tension

April 16, 2026 4:41pm 32 min

President Trump is threatening NATO — again. NATO — is bracing for divorce. Can the transatlantic relationship be saved? Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security correspondent Greg Myre and NPR Internatio...

James Wolff was a spy. Now, he's writing about them

April 13, 2026 4:59pm 24 min

There’s keeping a low profile and then there’s author James Wolff. Not his real name. It's a pseudonym. James Wolff had a career as a British intelligence officer. Now, he writes about them. His latest espionage novel is...

What’s next after Iran truce / Hormuz status / Israel and Lebanon

April 09, 2026 4:13pm 29 min

At the 11th-hour, with President Trump’s self-imposed deadline looming, the United States and Iran entered into a truce. Will it hold? Is the war over? What’s the way ahead?Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspond...

Trump's belated case for war in Iran

April 02, 2026 4:09pm 25 min

More than 30 days after President Trump launched a war against Iran, he addressed the American people in a primetime address and finally made a case for the war. Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bow...

Live Q&A: Trump on Hormuz; Lebanon, counterattacks, the intel beat, and more

March 31, 2026 3:58pm 37 min

We unpack the latest on Iran, Lebanon, troop movements in the region, and Iranian counterattacks. Then, Mary Louise Kelly and Greg Myre answer your questions about the latest news and their work on the national security ...

Trump's Hormuz plan / troops to Mideast / Iran peace ‘talks’?

March 26, 2026 4:34pm 32 min

The Pentagon is sending thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East. Is this an escalation or a warning?Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and International Correspondent Aya Batrawy break down...

Top Swedish General: NATO 'heeding the call' on its new reality

March 25, 2026 3:54pm 21 min

Europe has come to grips with a new reality, ushered in by the Trump administration: Europe needs to commit more resources to its own security. That's according to Sweden's Chief of Defense, General Michael Claesson. In ...

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