Israel and Iran Trade Airstrikes, Trump Meets Japan PM, Kharg Island Future
Iran and Israel are trading airstrikes as the Israeli
prime minister pushed back against claims he forced the U.S. into the war with Iran.
Japan’s prime minister visited President Trump at the White House, where they
talked about Iran and China, and 2,200 Marines are on their way to the Persian
Gulf.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:53) Israel and Iran Trade Airstrikes
(05:49) Trump Meets Japan PM
(09:06) Kharg Island Future
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Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Rebekah Metzler, Andrew Sussman, HJ Mai and Alice Woelfle.
It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch.
Our director is Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.
And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.
(0:00) Introduction
(01:53) Israel and Iran Trade Airstrikes
(05:49) Trump Meets Japan PM
(09:06) Kharg Island Future
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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2026-03-20
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