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American Experience: Taken Hostage

The crisis transformed the U.S. and Iran and forever upended the focus and direction of American foreign policy.

By Christina Zeiders

Last Call on WITF Passport: The Queen and the Coup

Planned by MI6 and executed by the C.I.A., the coup that followed destroyed relations between Iran and the West.

By Christina Zeiders

The bullet that killed Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh has been sent to U.S. officials

Israel has said it can’t determine the facts until Palestinians submit the bullet for a joint forensic investigation

By Ed Arke/WITF

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What is behind the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza

50th Anniversary of the PA Environmental Rights Amendment

By Merideth Bucher/WITF and Staff

‘No words’: After enormous explosion rips Beirut, a search for answers

The enormous blast, which officials say was driven by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 100 people and injured thousands more.

By NPR

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

By Fred Vigeant/WITF


After a bold American gambit against Iran, 4 big questions about what’s next

President Trump's order to kill Soleimani cuts off the head of Iran's infamous Quds Force,
By NPR

U.S. strike at Baghdad airport kills top Iranian military leader

"This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans."
By NPR

US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran

President Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.

By The Associated Press
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