Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nate Swanson, former director for Iran at the National Security Council, about what President Trump understood about Iran before going to war.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who questioned Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Iran attacks world's largest liquified natural gas complex, Sen. Markwayne Mullin faces lawmakers at DHS confirmation hearing, organizers reckon with abuse allegations against activist Caesar Chavez.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with actor Cillian Murphy about his return to the role of gangster Tommy Shelby for the film "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."
As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prepares for her first White House visit, President Donald Trump calls for Japan and other allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.