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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Aug 5, 2024

US President Joe Biden meets with members of the National Security team regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel from Iran, on April 13, 2024. — In this handout photo provided by the White House, US President Joe Biden meets with members of the National Security team regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel from Iran, on April 13, 2024, in the White House Situation Room in Washington. — Adam Schultz/The White House via Getty Images

Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting Iranian missiles in Tehran on April 20, 2024, a day after Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan.

US mounts diplomatic blitz to contain Iranian attack

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

11/24/2023 Tehran, Iran. Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are wearing Palestinian scarves and carrying handheld anti-tank grenade launchers as they participate in the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Frantic diplomacy, flight disruptions as Middle East braces for Iran attack on Israel

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

A cleric stands next to a poster depicting slain leader of the Palestinian Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh at Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024.

Iran says Israel retaliation won't be to 'detriment' of Gaza cease-fire

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Passengers departure from Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on July 29, 2024. Airlines suspended flights to Lebanon on July 29, as diplomatic efforts were underway to contain soaring tensions between Hezbollah and Israel after deadly rocket fire in the annexed Golan Heights. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

White House says Lebanon war not 'inevitable' as Israel preps Hezbollah response

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military