What 5 academics and former diplomats told Morning Edition about the U.S. strikes on Iran and fallout with Israel.

President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.

After 104 days in detention, Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil talks with NPR about his experience.

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on ...

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Here is the moment a mother greeted her 21-year-old son after he was released from Hamas captivity in Gaza. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

FADEL: Dual U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander was freed yesterday thanks to a direct deal between Hamas and the U.S. Now the U.S. is jump-starting talks to try to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Noor Abdalla, wife of detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, speaks out By Leila Fadel, Arezou Rezvani, Scott Simon Published March 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM CDT Listen • 4:17 ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, a U.S. and Israeli dual citizen who was released by Hamas after 16 months in captivity in Gaza.