Leila Fadl

And I want to let you know that all week you'll hear dispatches from our team on the ground in the midst of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

I chose to come here not just because it neighbors Iran and is heavily influenced by both the Iranian and US governments, but because of the eerie echoes of the past.

Echoes that started the moment the US dropped its first bombs

on Iran.

President Trump addressed Americans.

Twenty-three years ago, the American people heard a similar address.

My fellow citizens,

President George W. Bush's war against Iraq was supposed to be decisive and short.

It lasted over a decade, cost upwards of a trillion dollars, sparked a civil war and left deep scars on Iraqis who lived through the war and the U.S.

soldiers who fought here.

So we will explore what the future may hold, but also try to understand the lessons of the past that continue to haunt Americans.

Iraqis and the region.

Look out for our reports right here on Up First and on our radio show Morning Edition that you can listen to on your local station or your NPR app.

Israel is sending troops into Lebanon as the scope of the war grows.

Israel and the U.S.

say they are prepared for weeks of fighting.

And it's primary day in Texas and North Carolina.

Two closely watched Senate races could tell us where both parties are headed in November's midterms.

Stay with us.

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