Europeans are divided over how to respond to the US/Israel war with Iran. German leaders have been measured, while Spain’s prime minister has been critical of the Trump Administration and of Israel.
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about how the spillover of the war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. into other countries might change regional dynamics.
Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way — returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can’t otherwise reach.
The US State Department approved the “emergency” sale of 12 000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday as the countries engage Iran in an escalating Middle East war.
The war is no longer just about the U.S., Israel and Iran. More countries are getting caught in the political crossfire or being drawn into the fighting themselves.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave.” He also apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries.
President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to turn attention to the Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment.
Many Iranians in the U.S. with family back in Iran have been having a very difficult time staying in touch as bombs continue to drop around the country. That’s creating a lot of anxiety and worry.
The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from the country and speaks to recently freed opposition politicians about the government’s future and relations with the US.