Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow

Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow

August 27, 2026 · 33 min

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The episode discusses the current state of the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran six months in, featuring insights from NPR correspondents.

It’s been six months since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran. Is anyone winning? On the one-year anniversary of this podcast, Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and two of NPR’s International Correspondents: Daniel Estrin in Tel Aviv and Hadeel Al-Shalchi in Istanbul. They discuss where the war stands – economically, diplomatically and militarily – and who has scored wins during the conflict. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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