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Navy leaders tell military families they thought war with Iran would be brief

NPR | By Steve Walsh

Published August 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM MDT

Family members are demanding answers as they try to navigate a life in limbo after being displaced from a U.S. base in Bahrain.