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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has ignored President Trump's demand to disarm or "face certain death." A look at the group's strength and vulnerabilities amid the U.S.- Israel war against Iran.
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Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting “this is not our war” despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions.
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Attacks on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil.
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Once the site of an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, the facility is under scrutiny after an investigation by the Associated Press uncovered a series of deaths there.
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President Trump has contradicted himself multiple times when it comes to the stated reason for the U.S. war against Iran.
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President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists.
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