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Veteran diplomat offers insights into the war in Iran — and thoughts on what's next

NPR | By Dave Davies

Published April 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM CDT

The war entered a new phase when President Trump began a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace explains what this means.

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Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91

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Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful and brutal. Her new novel Yellow Pine shares this landscape.