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White House begins arranging flights for Americans stranded in the Middle East

NPR | By Tovia Smith
Published March 4, 2026 at 6:42 AM EST

The Trump administration says it is now starting to arrange military and charter flights to help Americans who have been stranded in the Middle East since the war with Iran began.

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Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.
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