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State Department spokesperson on Iran war and U.S. visa revocations

NPR | By Rob Schmitz,

Daniel Ofman, Michael Levitt

Published August 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM CDT

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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the with Iran and the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have had their U.S. visa revoked.

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Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.

Daniel Ofman

Michael Levitt