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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iran's Foreign Minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2018. He was interviewed by NPR on Tuesday. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption

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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iran's Foreign Minister

Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to All Things Considered's Mary Louise Kelly about heightened tensions between Iran and the United States after the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani.

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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iran's Foreign Minister

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Alone In Kyoto Air

Latin America

The Latest From Puerto Rico Following A Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake

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Wildfires Continue To Dominate The National Conversation In Australia

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Wildfires Continue To Dominate The National Conversation In Australia

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Linked Bonobo

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Politics

Senate Republicans To Move Forward With Impeachment Trial Without Democratic Support

by Claudia Grisales

Senate Republicans To Move Forward With Impeachment Trial Without Democratic Support

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Technology

Why Facebook Is Banning Highly Manipulated Deepfake Videos

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Compulsion Doves

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Recent U.S. Veterans Are Coming To Consensus On Iran And Iraq — Across Party Lines

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Recent U.S. Veterans Are Coming To Consensus On Iran And Iraq — Across Party Lines

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Instrumental The Microphones

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Nightwatch Kenny Loggins

National

Federal Financial Aid Form Causes A Stir — Over Selective Service Question

by Elissa Nadworny

Federal Financial Aid Form Causes A Stir — Over Selective Service Question

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On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

On his latest album, DJ and producer Kaytranada pays his sonic respects to the Black forefathers of dance music. Brad Barket/Getty Images hide caption

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On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

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On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

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Taste Kaytranada & VanJess

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The Kids Don't Stand a Chance Vampire Weekend

Middle East

Trump Plays Down Idea Of Quick U.S. Departure From Iraq

by Mara Liasson

Trump Plays Down Idea Of Quick U.S. Departure From Iraq

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Retired Lt. Gen. Sean McFarland On The Legacy Of U.S. Military Presence In Iraq

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Australian Fires Prompt Questions About Protecting Houses From Embers

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Australian Fires Prompt Questions About Protecting Houses From Embers

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Australian Fires Prompt Questions About Protecting Houses From Embers

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Moon Little People

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When I Play House of Waters

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Behind The Kushners And The Trumps With 'American Oligarchs' Author Andrea Bernstein

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Atoms for Peace Thom Yorke

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Modern Age The Strokes

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Asia

What's Changed — And What Hasn't — For Rape Cases In India

by Lauren Frayer

What's Changed — And What Hasn't — For Rape Cases In India

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Obituaries

Elizabeth Wurtzel, Bestselling Author Of 'Prozac Nation,' Dies At 52

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How N.J. Rep. Jeff Van Drew's Constituents Feel About His Switch Of Party

by Nicholas Pugliese

How N.J. Rep. Jeff Van Drew's Constituents Feel About His Switch Of Party

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Baybee Jay Som

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Youth The Midnight

Middle East

U.S. Special Representative For Iran Brian Hook On What's Next

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U.S. Special Representative For Iran Brian Hook On What's Next

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Deltitnu Aydio

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Let It Happen Tame Impala

Middle East

Iran Fires Rockets On Airbase In Iraq Housing U.S. Troops

by Franco Ordoñez

Iran Fires Rockets On Airbase In Iraq Housing U.S. Troops

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National Security

More Than A Dozen Iranian Missiles Launched At U.S. And Coalition Forces In Iraq

by Tom Bowman

More Than A Dozen Iranian Missiles Launched At U.S. And Coalition Forces In Iraq

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The Latest On Iran's Missile Attacks On U.S. Troops In Iraq

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The Latest On Iran's Missile Attacks On U.S. Troops In Iraq

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Middle East

The Latest From Baghdad Following Iranian Missile Attacks On Military Bases In Iraq

by Jane Arraf

The Latest From Baghdad Following Iranian Missile Attacks On Military Bases In Iraq

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