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Latvian Foreign Minister on the new NATO landscape under Trump

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže about the trans-Atlantic relationship under President Trump.

Key takeaways from the Trump-dominated NATO summit

NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.”

More than a thousand schools in Peru have faced threats from criminal gangs

In the South American nation of Peru, going to school can mean going up against gangsters. Criminals demanding extortion payments are threatening to blow up schools and kill their teachers.

At NATO, President Trump defends his Iran strikes and warms to the alliance

President Trump was pressed on his assertion that U.S. strikes had obliterated Iran’s nuclear program at the end of the NATO summit.

Trump doubles down on damage U.S. strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear sites

President Trump spoke at the conclusion of the summit in the Netherlands — as the world watches to see whether a ceasefire between Israel and Iran will endure.

Six things to know about Iran’s supreme leader

NPR’s Steve Inskeep profiles Iran’s supreme leader, who is deciding on his next steps after a ceasefire with Israel.

Israel’s war with Iran is over, but its other war in Gaza grinds on

Palestinians say they’ve been forsaken by the world as the war in Gaza grinds on, while Iran and Israel’s ceasefire holds.

Dealing with Iran’s nuclear program requires tricky diplomacy. But there’s low trust

President Trump says U.S. and Israeli forces destroyed Iran’s nuclear program. Analysts say Iran may have moved its uranium stockpiles. There’s little trust, by all sides, in diplomacy.

Senator shares early intelligence on state of Iranian nuclear program

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Virginia Sen. Mark Warner is the leading Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, about the assessment of Iran’s nuclear program following the U.S. attack.

A Possible Iran-Israel Ceasefire and Why China is Watching the War Closely

President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on social media and the agreement was immediately tested. We’ll hear the latest. And China has been watching developments in the war closely because gets much of its crude oil imports from I…

Why is China so concerned about Israel-Iran tensions?

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a “dark fleet” of vessels to evade American sanctions.

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