Aya Batraoui

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78 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 4d ago

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Up First from NPR · US Strikes Iran Oil Tankers, Israeli Settlements Sanctions, Smithsonian Head Retires · 9 Sep 2026 podcast

And one more thing, Iran also released visuals yesterday of an underwater US naval drone that it captured. voice-verified

One of Iran's official accounts on X described it as one of America's most mysterious underwater toys now in Iran's possession. voice-verified

And all of this just shows how Iran remains undeterred in the face of sustained US military pressure. voice-verified

And that is unclear. voice-verified

And there's also little discussion around the future of the US footprint in the region. voice-verified

In part, that's because permanently pulling back troops now could signal weakness to Iran and other adversaries like Russia and China. voice-verified

And US bases in Gulf Arab States and Jordan were meant to be a deterrence, but they've actually been used to attack Iran. voice-verified

And it's partly why Iran has now attacked these countries throughout the war. voice-verified

So Arab allies are broadening their defense ties with other countries. voice-verified

And waiting really for the US to show what its path forward is gonna be. voice-verified

Meanwhile, you have the Pentagon under Secretary Pete Hexeth not being forthcoming about damage to US bases from this war, and the Trump administration asking satellite companies to censor their images over the Gulf. voice-verified

Still, we do know that in Bahrain, where the Navy's fifth fleet was hit by Iran, there were some 8,000 military personnel there. voice-verified

Now it's less than a hundred. voice-verified

I asked Mackenzie Eglin, who's with the American Enterprise Institute and is co chair of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy about this lack of transparency. voice-verified

differently what can we do better voice-verified

And Michelle, one indication though, of how things are going actually came from the chief of naval operations, Daryl Cottle. voice-verified

He was asked last week during a live stream when sailors would be actually be able to go back to Bahrain to pick up their personal belongings. voice-verified

And his answer was, We are not going back in there anytime soon. voice-verified

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