Insights from the Up First from NPR episode “Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis”, published March 9, 2026.
Israel projects total military victory within twenty-one days, ignoring U.S. warnings as strikes on oil facilities turn Tehran’s skies black. While Washington pushes for a Kurdish uprising, Deputy Prime Minister Khubad Talibani insists his forces are not "guns for hire," leaving the global economy stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
Topics: Israel-Iran War, Energy Markets, Middle East Geopolitics
