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Former U.S. envoy reacts to Iran strikes and NATO summit

NPR | By Kathryn Fink,

Scott Detrow, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published July 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns regarding this week's developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict -- and the NATO summit this week.

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Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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