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NPR looks at who's in the running to replace the Iran's late president, Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month.

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

And on Apple TV, a touching and surprisingly funny new documentary about the poet Andrea Gibson and their struggle with cancer.

Protests continue in Iran, where more than 500 people have been killed since they started in late December, according to the rights group HRANA.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire, a U.S. official confirmed to NPR.

President Trump said he'll hold off on striking Iran's power plants until April 6, postponing a deadline for Iran to let ships transit safely through the Strait of Hormuz.

As war in the Middle East escalates, communities across the U.S. ponder how to mark Persian New Year's Day, or Nowruz.

The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match.

While the U.S. has rejected the Iran soccer team, forcing them to train in Tijuana during this world cup, the border city has rolled out a welcome for a squad caught between sport and geopolitics.

For the sixth World Cup in a row, no team from the Asian Football Confederation made it past the first knockout round, winning only three games out of 29. Asian teams are competitive — up to a point.