Jane Arraf
Stories
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Peace talks between US and Iran at a standstill as Trump extends ceasefire
President Trump has extended the ceasefire, but Iran says it's not enough if the naval blockade is still in place.
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Iran says it may boycott second round of peace talks with the U.S.
President Trump announced a second round of Iran talks in Pakistan while warning of renewed strikes if diplomacy fails, but Tehran signals it may boycott negotiations amid ongoing U.S. naval pressure.
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Abandoned allies: Syria's Kurds face an uncertain future
Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region.
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Wives and children of foreign ISIS fighters stranded in Syria with no way home
NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.
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Iran's Kurdish opposition in Iraq sees a chance for change after decades in exile
One of the biggest targets of Iranian attacks has been in Iraq, against armed Iranian opposition bases in the Kurdistan region. Many opposition fighters see this moment as an chance to go home.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East
At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.
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Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness
In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.
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President Trump orders a Marine rapid response force to Middle East
NPR's Jane Arraf reports on developments in the war in the Middle East.
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Iraqi Kurds rush to quash reports of Kurds leading uprising in Iran
Kurdistan's deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting "this is not our war" despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions.
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Hezbollah attack on Israel drags fragile Lebanon back into war
Tensions in Lebanon are soaring as Hezbollah renews its attacks on Israel.
