A. Martinez

That's a White House correspondent, Franco Ordonez.

Franco, thank you very much.

Iran is retaliating against the U.S., targeting its Arab neighbors where U.S.

troops are based.

We're joined now by NPR international correspondent Ayyub Atrawi in Dubai.

So tell us what it's been like where you are.

Yeah, it really has.

And another overnight development was the Iran-backed Hezbollah group getting involved.

Tell us what's happening in Lebanon.

So, okay, a lot unfolding as we speak.

What can we expect there going forward?

That's NPR international correspondent Aya Batraoui in Dubai.

Thank you very much.

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And that's Up First for Monday, March 2nd.

I'm Amy Martinez.

He says he prefers diplomacy, but negotiations are stalled and the U.S.