From Tehran to Tel Aviv, the Gulf and Beirut: Regional reflections on one month of war

NPR | By Emily Feng,

Lauren Frayer, Aya Batrawy, Daniel Estrin

Published March 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM EDT

One month into the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran, we turn to our correspondents across the region to assess the conflict's impact.

Emily Feng

Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

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Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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Aya Batrawy

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.

Daniel Estrin

Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.

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