Hegseth says the Iran strike was successful. We ask an arms control expert

By Steve Inskeep

Published June 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep breaks down Thursday's Pentagon briefing on the attack on Iran, before asking arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis what he knows about the state of Iran's nuclear program.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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