<description>&lt;strong&gt;The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is spilling out across the region. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the goals? And how does it end?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with International Correspondent Aya Batrawy, based in Dubai, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, about the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Six days of war have turned the middle east upside down, and it's still not clear how the U.S. will determine when its objectives have been accomplished.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Recommended Iran reading:&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kimghattas.com/books/black-wave"target="_blank" &gt;Blackwave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by Kim Ghattas&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-the-shahs-men-stephen-kinzer/1101126123"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;All the Shah’s Men&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Stephen Kinzer&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/prisoner-jason-rezaian?variant=32130072313890"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Prisoner &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;by Jason Rezaian&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://elainesciolino.com/persian-mirrors"target="_blank" &gt;Persian Mirrors&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Elaine Sciolino&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Listener spy novel recommendation: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/750407/pariah-by-dan-fesperman/"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Pariah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Dan Fesperman&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Email the show at &lt;a href="mailto:sourcesandmethods@npr.org"target="_blank" &gt;sourcesandmethods@npr.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at &lt;a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" &gt;plus.npr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals

MAR 5, 202627 MIN
Sources & Methods

Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals

MAR 5, 202627 MIN

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The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is spilling out across the region. What are the goals? And how does it end?Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with International Correspondent Aya Batrawy, based in Dubai, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, about the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Six days of war have turned the middle east upside down, and it's still not clear how the U.S. will determine when its objectives have been accomplished.Recommended Iran reading:Blackwave by Kim GhattasAll the Shah’s Men by Stephen KinzerPrisoner by Jason RezaianPersian Mirrors by Elaine SciolinoListener spy novel recommendation: Pariah by Dan FespermanEmail the show at [email protected]+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy