The Iran War enters its fourth week with more U.S. troops being dispatched to the region.

At least two U.S. Marine units are on their way. Their mission is as yet unclear. I'm Scott Simon.

I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is up first from NPR News.

The war in Iran has disrupted the world's oil supply, a crisis that's growing by the day.

Some 3,000 oil tankers, gas tankers, and cargo ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf, unwilling

to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

And a dry winter in the American West points toward a smoky summer.

Without a good snowpack in the Rocky Mountains,

river basins are low all the way to California.

So please stay with us.

We've got the news you need to start your weekend. First up today, the latest on the fighting in Iran.

There were heavy airstrikes overnight, even as President Trump says, that he's considering, in his words, winding the operations in Iran down.

And peers, Emily Fang is on the Turkish border with Iran and joins us now. Emily, thanks for

being with us. It's great to be with you, Scott.

22nd day of this war. Tell us what Iranians are meeting there at the border have been telling

you about what they've been going through. So we met dozens of these people yesterday. And this border is beautiful, Scott. There are snowy

mountains. There are blue lakes. But the Iranians we were meeting there, fleeing war had come

with terrible stories, like this man who we talked to just minutes after he'd crossed. And like

everyone we spoke with, he didn't want to give his name.

He's planning to go back to Iran where he's afraid of being arrested for speaking with foreign media.

He told us he stands shoulder to shoulder with Israel and the U.S. in attacking Iran's government.

But people, including him, have said he's

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