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The latest on the Iran war

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM EST

NPR’s Carrie Kahn joins with updates from Tel Aviv on the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, now in its sixth day.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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