It could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months.

Echoes of Iraq and the U.S. strikes on a round.

As uncertainty grows over time and scope, I'm Ayesha Rosco.

And I'm Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was answering questions in northern Italy in February 2003

on a trip to reassure European leaders in the run-up to the Iraq War.

Similar questions now, both from allies and from worried investors who are watching energy prices rise.

We take a look today on the podcast.

That's after the latest developments in the fighting and a wrap-up of the Iran War's first week.

And later, President Trump's plans for American influence closer to home.

So please stay with us.

We've got the news you need to start your weekend.

This message comes from Wise, the app for international people using money around the globe.

You can send, spend, and receive in up to 40 currencies with only a few

simple taps. Be smart. Get Wise. Download the Wise app today or visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply.

Overnight, Israel continued airstrikes throughout Iran, including the capital to Iran, and continued striking

targets in Lebanon. And early this morning, Iran's president apologized in a recorded statement

for attacking Gulf states. The death toll throughout the region is rising, with more than

1,300 reported dead in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent,

and hundreds more in Lebanon, according to health officials there. And Paris, Carrie Khan joins us

now from Tel Aviv, and I'm told you had to go into a bomb shelter, Carrie? Yes, I am. The air raid

sirens went off, and I am in the safe room now, a little echoy but safe.

...