Israel's Incursion Into Lebanon, NATO and Strait Of Hormuz, Cuba's Blackout and Trump

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Up First

2026-03-17

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Israel intensified its air and ground operations in Lebanon overnight, with airstrikes hitting southern Beirut and millions displaced as the war shows no signs of letting up. President Trump is scolding NATO allies for not doing more to protect the Strait of Hormuz — as European leaders remain hesitant to get involved in the war with Iran. And Trump says he expects to "take Cuba" just as the island suffers another catastrophic blackout, with nearly 11 million people left in the dark amid a U.S. oil blockade. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Block, Tina Kraja, Tara Neill, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Iman Maani and Nia Dumas. Our Director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. (0:00) Introduction(1:57) Iran Lebanon (5:50) NATO and Hormuz(9:53) Cuba Grid Collapse To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Israel's defense minister says they killed two senior Iranian officials in airstrikes on Tehran.

  • And another front in the war is raging in Lebanon.

  • As Israel says, it is expanding its ground operations in the country.

  • I mean, Martinez, that is Michelle Martin.

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  • President Trump scolds allies for not doing more to protect the Strait of Hormuz.

  • I always said, you know, the problem with NATO is...

  • We'll always be there for them, but they'll never be there for us.

  • European leaders are hesitant to get involved in the war with Iran.

  • And the president is musing about a takeover of Cuba.

  • Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.

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  • He made those comments as the island nation goes into a total blackout.

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