Poor Conditions on USS Lincoln, Economic Warfare on Iran, Ukraine's Drone Campaign

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Up First

2026-08-14

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Lawmakers want the Pentagon to investigate reports of food shortages, poor sanitation and lack of mental health care for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been out at sea for nearly 9 months. And the Trump administration says it’s gearing up for economic warfare against Iran. What will it mean for ordinary Iranians already suffocating under high inflation? Plus, Ukraine is using drones to challenge Russia’s grip on Crimea. Can Ukraine win back territory it lost more than a decade ago? 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 Lindsay Totty, Arezou Rezvani, Andrew Sussman and James Hider. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Milton Guevara. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Éowyn Fain.  And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. (0:00) Introduction(01:57) Poor Conditions on USS Lincoln(05:47) Economic Warfare on Iran(09:45) Ukraine's Drone Campaign See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Sailors aboard a U.S.

  • Aircraft carrier have been at sea for nearly nine months.

  • Lawmakers want the Pentagon to investigate reports of food shortages, poor sanitation and lack of mental health care.

  • I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • All-out war with Iran did not bring the regime to its knees and negotiations are at an impasse.

  • The administration now says it's gearing up for economic warfare.

  • We are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history.

  • Of economic isolation on a country.

  • What will it mean for ordinary Iranians already suffocating under high inflation?

  • Plus, Ukraine is using drones to challenge Russia's grip on Crimea.

  • Can Ukraine win back territory at loss more than a decade ago?

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