3 Mar 2026

Iran latest with US correspondent

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 3 March 2026

The latest from the White House on the US and Israel attacks on Iran.

Danielle also talks about reactions from Congress on the legality of the war and the consequences for other countries in the Middle East.  

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

Activists and supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party burn a poster of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US and Israel protest in Peshawar on March 2, 2026 after the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes. The death toll from Pakistan's violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on March 2. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Photo: ABDUL MAJEED/AFP