NPR News: 03-14-2026 6PM EDT
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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hirst. The Palestinian militant group Hamas is urging Iran to stop attacking its Gulf neighbors. It's a rare plea by Iran's key ally and the first time Hamas has weighed in on Iran's actions during the war. Impairs Kari Khan has more. |
| 0:19.5 | Hamas, which is backed by Iran, said it affirms Tehran's right to defend itself against the U. Empires, Kerry Khan, has more. Hamas, which is backed by Iran, said it affirms |
| 0:22.2 | Tehran's right to defend itself against the U.S. and Israeli attacks. But in a statement, |
| 0:27.5 | the group called on its Iranian brothers to, quote, avoid targeting neighboring countries |
| 0:31.9 | and urged all regional nations to cooperate in order to, quote, preserve the bonds of brotherhood. |
| 0:38.6 | Iran has fired missiles and drones into multiple Gulf countries. |
| 0:42.4 | Iran says it is targeting U.S. installations there, but many attacks have hit civilian |
| 0:47.4 | infrastructure. |
| 0:48.8 | In the UAE, Iran hit the Dubai airport and near iconic tourist landmarks. |
| 0:53.9 | Saudi Arabia said Friday it intercepted |
| 0:56.1 | nearly a dozen drones from Iran. Hamas has strongly condemned Israel's killing of Iran's supreme |
| 1:02.4 | leader, calling it a, quote, heinous crime. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv. There have been three |
| 1:08.6 | separate attacks in the U.S. in the last week, one at a synagogue |
| 1:12.0 | in suburban Detroit, another at Old Dominion University in Virginia, and an attempted attack on |
| 1:18.3 | anti-Muslim protesters in New York. They're being called political violence and two are being |
| 1:23.4 | investigated as acts of terrorism. This is the U.S. Israeli war in Iran continues, providing |
| 1:29.2 | a new opening that foreign terrorist groups may be exploiting, including calls for violence |
| 1:34.3 | from Iran and from its proxies. Impires Odette Yousaf says people answering these calls are |
| 1:40.2 | doing it quicker than ever online. Social media companies have largely pulled back on content |
| 1:47.0 | moderation, and this means that we're seeing an increase in dehumanizing content, threats, |
| 1:54.2 | and extremist propaganda on mainstream platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. |
| 2:02.8 | And peers Odette Yousaf reporting. |
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