Trump's Hormuz plan / troops to Mideast / Iran peace ‘talks’?
Sources & Methods
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🗓️ 26 March 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and International Correspondent Aya Batrawy break down the latest about the war in Iran, including the prospects for an off-ramp.
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| 0:00.0 | Once troops are amassed in an area, President Trump tends to use them. |
| 0:07.1 | Thousands of U.S. troops are headed to the Middle East. |
| 0:10.7 | Is this an escalation or a warning? |
| 0:13.6 | This is sources and methods from NPR. |
| 0:17.9 | I'm Mary Louise Kelly every Thursday on this podcast. We dive deep on some of the week's |
| 0:22.9 | biggest national security stories with the NPR reporters out there covering them. Before we get |
| 0:28.6 | started this week, a note. Make sure you stick around at the end of the show today for |
| 0:33.0 | details on a live event we are planning for next Tuesday. You can join me on Zoom as we tape an episode of this show |
| 0:40.9 | and answer your questions about events in Iran |
| 0:43.6 | and our work on the NADSEC beat. |
| 0:46.2 | This is a special event for NPR supporters. |
| 0:49.1 | If that is you, check your email. |
| 0:51.1 | You should have received an invitation this week. |
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| 0:54.6 | it is not too late. You can sign up for NPR Plus today at plus.npr.org, and you'll get an |
| 1:01.2 | invitation by the end of the week. Again, more details coming at the end of this show. All right, |
| 1:05.6 | let's get to it. NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman is back and here with me in Studio 42. |
| 1:11.7 | Hi, Tom. |
| 1:12.3 | Hey, Mary Louise. |
| 1:13.3 | And Abitrawe is reporting from her base in Dubai. |
| 1:17.6 | Hey there. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi. |
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