Skip to main content

© 2026 WEKU

NPR for Central and Eastern Kentucky

Support WEKU!

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

The Fall Pledge Drive has concluded! Thanks for your support. You can still donate and get the brand-new WEKU Travel Mug. Click here to support fact-based journalism and balanced reporting. Thanks!

NPR News

Why one Iranian man who barely survived a bombing wants war to go on

WBUR

Published May 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM EDT

An Iranian man who was buried under rubble in the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign says he wants the war to go on and destroy the regime.

Durrie Bouscaren reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

NPR News

Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

NPR News

DOJ defends White House media ban, urges court to reject lawsuit

NPR Staff

The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods.
NPR News

Major news outlets banned by Trump will have their day in court

David Folkenflik

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.
NPR News

There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections

Kat Lonsdorf

Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.
NPR News

How an 'AI freeze' could make big AI companies bigger and hurt smaller firms

Bobby Allyn

Critics say a slowdown of AI development among the largest companies could consolidate the power of frontier labs, just as many others are trying to catch up.
NPR News

Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen

Hansi Lo Wang

Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting.