Trump Declares Early Victory, Lebanon Asks Israel To Talk, New York Protest Attack

March 10, 2026

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The Format: This is a fast-paced news briefing from NPR’s Up First, blending breaking news analysis with sharp, conversational reporting.
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- Leila Faudil & Steve Inskeep: The co-hosts, providing calm, authoritative framing amid chaotic headlines.
- Mara Lysen (NPR National Political Correspondent): Decodes President Trump’s contradictory statements on the Iran war with wit and clarity.
- Sadal al Shalchi (NPR Beirut Correspondent): Reports from the ground in Lebanon, where bombs are falling and diplomacy is fragile.
- Brian Mann (NPR Reporter): Covers a chilling ISIS-inspired terror plot in New York City.
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1 (00:02) **Trump Declares Early Victory** - President Trump says the US and Israeli war with Iran is a success, but that the US will go even further.
2 (00:20) **Lebanon Asks Israel To Talk** - Lebanon's government is asking Israel to talk; the country's president says Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into a war it did not choose.
3 (00:30) **New York Protest Attack** - New York Mayor Zahran Mamdani speaks of an alleged act of terrorism; New York City will never tolerate violence, whether from protests or counter-protests.
4 (02:27) **Trump's Press Conference Analysis** - President Trump took questions from reporters at a press conference on Monday for the first time since the US and Israeli war against Iran.
5 (04:32) **Trump's War Objectives** - Trump wasn't talking about unconditional surrender or regime change; he talked about having an internal candidate to be Iran's new leader, comparing it to Venezuela.
6 (05:31) **Iran's Perspective** - Iran's objective is to survive and make the cost of continuing the war as high as possible for the US.
7 (06:04) **Iranian Girls' School Attack** - Trump suggested Iran did this himself, which no one else in his administration has claimed.

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Show Notes

President Trump declared victory in Iran at his first press conference since the war began, but said the U.S. could still go further and compared the endgame to Venezuela, walking back earlier calls for unconditional surrender.
The war is widening as Israel keeps striking Tehran and Beirut, Iran continues to hit back in the Gulf, and Lebanon's president publicly accuses Hezbollah of betraying the country while signaling he's ready for direct talks with Israel.
And in New York City, two Pennsylvania teenagers are charged with terrorism after throwing explosive devices at an anti-Muslim protest, with investigators saying they were inspired by ISIS.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:58) Trump Declares Early Victory
(06:15) Lebanon Asks Israel To Talk
(10:14) New York Protest Attack

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