U.S. military strikes Iran amid ongoing negotiations to end war

About this episode

The episode discusses U.S. military strikes on Iran amidst ongoing negotiations and features an interview with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour.

New U.S. strikes on Iran come as the two countries try to reach a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Israel thinks it will be a bad deal, and it's increasing attacks in Lebanon. Then, NPR'S Steve Inskeep talks to Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the prospects for a deal to end the Iran war. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up 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

People in this episode

Host: Steve Inskeep

Guest: Karim Sadjadpour

Topics covered

• U.S. military strikes
• Iran negotiations
• Israel attacks
• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran war
• Middle East politics

Keywords

• U.S. military
• Iran
• negotiations
• Israel
• Lebanon
• Strait of Hormuz
• Karim Sadjadpour
• NPR

Sponsors

NPR+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Places: Iran, Israel, Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon

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