The rippling effect of the Iran war, seen from the border with Turkey

NPR | By Emily Feng,

Adrian Ma

Published March 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM EDT

U.S. marines have arrived in the Middle East. NPR's Emily Feng has been monitoring the latest developments from the border of Iran and Turkey.

Emily Feng

Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.