NPR News: 03-02-2026 10PM EST

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Kivone. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the U.S. and Israel had no choice but to attack strategic targets in Iran, because when Iran says death to America, they mean it. Speaking on Fox News, Netanyahu referenced the U.S. strike on nuclear facilities in Iran last June, and declared there would be no safety for Americans or for Israel without these latest actions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions. The reason that we had to act now is because they were, after we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missiles program, you'd think they learned a lesson, but they didn't, because they're unreformable. They're totally fanatic about this, about the goal of destroying America. So they started building new sites, new places, underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program in June within months. At that point, Netanyahu says there would be no option left to stop Iran.

1:04One of Iran's nuclear sites has been struck in U.S. and Israeli air strikes, as NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports the site had already been damaged. Commercial satellite images showed a few buildings had been struck at Iran's main uranium enrichment site at Natanz, according to the Institute for Science and International Security, which carefully monitors Iran's nuclear program. The buildings were entrances to an underground complex where Iran used to enrich uranium, but the Natanz site was heavily damaged in the U.S. strikes conducted in June of last year and hasn't operated since. Moreover, Iran's stocks of highly enriched uranium are thought to be held in another site. President Trump has cited Iran's nuclear and missile programs as a major reason he decided to attack the country again. Jeff Brumfield and BR News. Iranian drones have struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There are no reports of injuries, but many videos are circulating online of a major fire. NPR's Michelle Kellman has details.

2:06This Saudi defense ministry says the Iranian drone attack resulted in a, quote, limited fire and minor material damage to the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. mission has issued a shelter-in-place notification for Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dahran, and are limiting non-essential travel to military installations in the region. Several days into the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the State Department is urging Americans in more than a dozen countries across the Middle East to leave using available commercial transportation. And they've set up a 24-7 hotline for Americans in need of assistance. Michelle Kellman and PR News, Washington. U.S. Central Commanders confirmed there have been six U.S. casualties in combat with Iran, and Iran's Red Crescent reports hundreds of people have been killed inside Iran. President Trump is saying the fighting could continue for another four or five weeks. This is NPR News. The deposition videos of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

3:06have now been released. They testified separately in front of the House Oversight Committee last week as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and PR Sage Miller has more. The Clintons provided hours of closed-door testimony. Bill Clinton was once friends with Epstein and appears numerous times in the Epstein files. The Clintons initially fought a subpoena from the Republican-controlled committee, but ultimately agreed to the interviews after they were threatened with contempt of Congress. Both have denied any wrongdoing. Hillary Clinton told reporters she never recalls meeting Epstein and has no information on his criminal activities. In his opening statement released online, Bill Clinton said he saw nothing and did nothing wrong. The transcripts of their deposition are not yet available. That's because the Clintons' attorneys must approve them before they are released to the public. NPR is currently reviewing the videos. Sage Miller, NPR News. The FBI says it's investigating a fatal shooting in Austin, Texas, as a potential act of terrorism

4:09coming after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Two people were killed 14 wounded when a Senegal-born gunman who had become a U.S. citizen opened fire outside a bar in the city's busy nightlife district, police showed up quickly and the suspect ultimately was killed at the scene. Authorities say the gunman was wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words property of Allah. I'm Luis Givoni, NPR News, Washington.