Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff
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🗓️ 11 March 2026
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a majority of Americans oppose the war and President Trump's approval rating on the economy has hit a record low, raising questions about what the conflict means heading into the midterm elections.
And in Georgia, the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is heading to a runoff, with Trump's endorsed candidate falling short of an outright win as a Democrat closes in.
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(01:57) Intense Strikes On Iran
(06:08) Trump Approval Poll
(10:05) Georgia Special Election Runoff
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| 0:00.0 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegeshsath said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. |
| 0:08.8 | Now video from the Red Crescent shows rescuers in the rubble of what appear to be residential buildings. |
| 0:14.2 | I'm Leila Faudil. That's Stevenski, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.6 | A new poll finds a majority of Americans do not support U.S. military action in Iran. |
| 0:26.8 | And the president's approval rating on the economy has hit its lowest point yet. |
| 0:31.0 | What does that mean in a midterm election year? |
| 0:33.4 | Also in Georgia, the special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Green's vacant house seat is heading to a runoff. |
| 0:39.5 | A Democrat had a strong performance and now faces a Republican who was endorsed by President Trump. |
| 0:45.1 | What can that election tell us about the midterm voting? |
| 0:48.1 | Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:56.5 | The last time the United States and Israel attacked Iran, they called it the 12-day war. |
| 1:01.5 | The current war may need some different name because we have reached day 12 with no sign of the |
| 1:06.5 | end. Iran is talking of imposing more pain in retaliation for the U.S. and Israeli attacks. |
| 1:12.6 | Its government said they now consider banks and economic centers a target in the Middle East. |
| 1:19.0 | This after Iranians say one of their banks was targeted. |
| 1:22.0 | Pete Hankset, the civilian head of the U.S. military, made a promise on Tuesday. |
| 1:25.4 | Today will be yet again our most intense day of |
| 1:30.0 | strikes inside Iran. That was yesterday. So how much damage is the U.S. doing? NPR's international |
| 1:36.8 | correspondent, Abe Trowey, is in Dubai. Hi there. Good morning. What have you learned? Well, |
| 1:41.3 | Internet is cut across Iran, and many people are fearful of sharing what they're seeing, |
| 1:45.6 | even in messages due to fear of retaliation from the government. |
| 1:48.4 | But, you know, based on the information that is coming out from official statements and activist |
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