The Middle East is dominating this week's headlines.

On Consider This, we dive into what's at stake in a war between Israel and Iran.

Plus, we take a look back at the Iraq War and Lessons from 2003.

Listen now to the Consider This podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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President Trump is weighing whether the U.S. will enter the war between Israel and Iran,

saying he'll make a decision within the next two weeks.

But as NPR's Kat-Lonstorf reports,

there's a specific map that will determine just how much longer the war can go on. One key number,

how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down.

Israel has one of the best, if not the best, air defense systems in the world. But right now,

Israel is using its missile interceptors faster than it can make them. Experts say it's possible

they could run out, meaning Israel might have to start making hard choices about what to defend,

key military targets versus civilian infrastructure, for example. That would be considered

a big win for Iran. The other side of the

equation is how many missiles Iran can shoot. Israel says it's taken out more than half of Iran's missile

launchers and has complete control of its skies. A big help to the U.S. if Trump decides to strike.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington. President Trump named his second pick this year to join the U.S. Postal Service's governing board.

Empire Sanzi-Lawang reports the move comes as USPS, which is a financial supporter of NPR, faces an uncertain future.

If confirmed by the Senate, both picks John LaValle and Anthony Lomangino would join a governing board for the U.S. Postal Service that currently has four governors

nominated by former President Joe Biden and only one nominated during Trump's first term.

In recent months, the Trump administration has sparked concerns that it's determined to take over

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