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Iranian spokesperson says country has 'no other choice' but to fight back

NPR | By Emily Kwong,

Henry Larson, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published March 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM CST

Esmail Baghaei, spokeman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, talks about his country's response to U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.

Emily Kwong

Emily Kwong (she/her) is the founding reporter and now co-host for Short Wave, NPR's daily science podcast. Her first homework assignment in kindergarten was to bring in a leaf to class. She's been looking at trees ever since.

Henry Larson

Patrick Jarenwattananon