U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.
As the war in Iran reaches the one-month mark, a Iranian strike on an air base in Saudi Arabia wounded several U.S. service members. On Saturday the Israeli military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.
MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guest talk about how the standoff over federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security is affecting aviation security.
The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba, cutting off vital oil supplies and straining its economy, while rolling blackouts leave millions of people without power. MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with foreign policy analyst Peter Kornbluh about the latest developments and what they mean for the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf. Iran denied having talks.
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering "winding down" military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.
The USS Boxer group of three ships, carrying thousands of Marines from the 11the Marine Expeditionary Unit, has left California and will reach the Persian Gulf in about three weeks, NPR has confirmed.
Iran hit a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and set Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze, sending international oil and gas prices soaring Thursday.
Trader uncertainty stemming from the war in Iran contributed to a bump in crop prices. However, that same war has also driven up the cost of farming necessities such as fertilizer and fuel.
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