NPR: Bab el-Mandeb https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-134947 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:01:06 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Bab el-Mandeb https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-134947/bab-el-mandeb U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea The fighting comes as the Trump administration is seeking billions of dollars more from Congress for the war with Iran, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says has already cost $37.5 billion. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:46:01 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902843/us-iran-updates https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902843/us-iran-updates

The fighting comes as the Trump administration is seeking billions of dollars more from Congress for the war with Iran, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says has already cost $37.5 billion.

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