Middle East

A Look At What Would Happen If Trump Doesn't Certify The Iran Nuclear Deal

5:49pm October 06, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Next week is critical in the Trump administration's vow to redo the Iran nuclear deal. Options are being prepared for the president to announce by Friday. Here's a look at how they could play out.

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Sen. Dan Sullivan Outlines The Current State Of The Iran Nuclear Deal

5:49pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan from Alaska about what Congress will do if President Trump decides to decertify the Iran Deal.

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Deadline Approaches For Trump On Iran Deal

10:34am October 05, 2017

Oct. 15 is the deadline for the administration to decide whether to recertify the Iran nuclear deal. Rachel Martin talks to Mark Dubowitz, who has advised the administration on Iran policy.

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The Fight For Raqqa

8:09am October 01, 2017

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Quentin Sommerville of the BBC about his reporting from Raqqa, Syria. Western-backed forces are taking over the former ISIS stronghold, but the city is largely in ruins.

Displaced Syrians head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqqa on Sunday. Syrian fighters, backed by the U.S., have been driving out the Islamic State. However, many civilians are fleeing the fighting, and there's still no sign of a political settlemen

The U.S. Is Beating Back ISIS, So What Comes Next?

9:45am September 29, 2017

by Greg Myre

The U.S. military and its allies have largely defeated the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria. Now comes the tricky part: finding political solutions in both of those troubled countries.

Andrew Brunson, from North Carolina, is in a Turkish prison on terrorism charges that his family calls "totally false."

Turkey's Erdogan Suggests Swap: Jailed U.S. Pastor For Turkish Cleric

7:49am September 29, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"You have a pastor too," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding, "You give us that one and we'll work with our judiciary and give back yours."

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, purportedly seen here in video posted in 2014, had not been heard publicly for nearly a year — until Thursday, when ISIS released a possible audio recording of Baghdadi.

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ISIS Releases Audio Of Leader's Purported Speech, Suggesting He Still Lives

5:14pm September 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The speech said to be by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rallies supporters while ISIS has steadily lost its territorial claims. It's the first such audio released since November last year.

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Kurds In Iraq Face Retaliation After Independence Vote

4:54pm September 28, 2017

Chaos around expected airport closures was the first sign of the strong reaction and backlash Iraqi Kurds are facing after they voted this week to split-off from Iraq.

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Many Muslim Travelers Are Anxious After Latest Travel Restrictions

4:54pm September 28, 2017

by Leila Fadel

The White House's latest travel ban revision was meant to calm concerns over anti-Muslim bias. But for nearly two decades, traveling while Muslim has ranged from uncomfortable to frightening for many.

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Does The End Of Saudi Arabia's Women Driving Ban Signal Change For The Country?

4:39pm September 27, 2017

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with activist and professor Fawziah Al-Bakr, who took part in a driving protest in 1990, about what the change means for Saudi women, and what changes she'd still like to see.