ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The ceasefire between Israel and Iran got off to a shaky start. The countries had been at war for 12 days when President Trump announced the pause in fighting last night.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The ceasefire between Israel and Iran got off to a shaky start. The countries had been at war for 12 days when President Trump announced the pause in fighting last night. Israel hit ...

Over the last two weeks, there has been some support for Israel's attacks on Iran from Gulf Arab states. There are also fears that Israel wants to fashion a new Middle East in its own image.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Virginia Sen. Mark Warner is the leading Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, about the assessment of Iran's nuclear program following the U.S. attack.

FRONTLINE’s new documentary, "Syria After Assad," examines al-Sharaa’s rise to power, the current threats to Syria’s stability, and how what happens in Syria under al-Sharaa’s rule could ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alessandra Sampaio, journalist Dom Phillips' widow, and Jonathan Watts, Phillips' friend and colleague, about finishing the book Phillips was writing when he was killed.

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food ...

In photos: Demining Syria, the ‘most land mine-affected place in the world’ Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as displaced ...

Joel Shapiro,Celebrated Stick-Figure Sculptor, Dies at 83 His work conveyed a surprising depth of emotion, hinting at the threat of imbalance. He also produced more than 30 large-scale commissions.