Leila Fadel
NPR correspondent reporting from the region (Iraqi Kurdistan), contributing field dispatches and context about Kurdish areas near Iran's border.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 14min
Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis
Leila Fadel, NPR correspondent in Iraqi Kurdistan, offers frontline context on Kurdish areas. Daniel Estrin, reporting from Tel Aviv, analyzes Israel-Iran military moves and regional escalation. They cover Iran’s leadership shift and strikes on oil infrastructure. They also discuss Kurdish refusal to join the fighting and a growing shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, with tankers and trade routes stalled.
