Leila Fadel
Stories
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Exiled Iranians watch the war from afar, wondering what awaits when it ends
Iranians who fled the country before the war with the U.S. and Israel are now watching it unfold, wondering what will happen when it ends.
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Morning news brief
U.S.-Israel strikes continue as Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz, Trump ran on lower gas prices, but the Iran war challenges that, probe points to U.S. being at fault for Iran school strike.
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Morning news brief
U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff.
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Iranian Kurds living in exile in Iraq say they're ready to fight a weakened Iran
At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting to go into Iran.
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Morning news brief
Trump hails Iran successes but offers no end date, Lebanon wants talks with Israel, and two teens are charged in NYC attack attempt.
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Iraqi ex-foreign minister on regional fallout from Iran conflict
NPR's Leila Fadel sits down with Iraq's former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to talk about the fallout from the US-Israel war against Iran, for Iraq and the region.
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Does Iraq war hold lessons for Iran on regime change?
President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.
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Dissident Mehdi Mahmoudian on his hopes for Iran now
Mehdi Mahmoudian has been in and out of Iran's prisons over decades. He's a longtime political and human rights activist. NPR's Leila Fadel spoke with him about what its like in Tehran.
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Padma Lakshmi returns to cooking competition shows with 'America's Culinary Cup'
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to television host and author Padma Lakshmi about her new cooking competition show, "America's Culinary Cup."
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Congress expected to vote on war power measures amid the war with Iran
Lawmakers are again pushing for votes on bills to reclaim congressional authority to declare wars. Previous efforts have failed, but lawmakers hope for renewed support amid the war with Iran.