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How the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is realigning the politics of the Middle East

NPR | By Michael Levitt,
Adrian Ma, Daniel Ofman
Published March 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM EST

Kim Ghattas, author Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East," talks about the impact of the widening war with Iran on life in Lebanon, and the impact on the geopolitics of the gulf region.

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Michael Levitt
Michael Levitt is a news assistant for All Things Considered who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science. Before coming to NPR, Levitt worked in the solar energy industry and for the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. He has also travelled extensively in the Middle East and speaks Arabic.
Adrian Ma
Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.
Daniel Ofman