Rebecca Rosman

1 week ago | kpbs.org | Rebecca Rosman |Alex Leff

Updated June 20, 2025 at 17:38 PM ETPARIS — Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany met with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday, marking the most significant known diplomatic talks between Tehran and Western governments since Israel launched a surprise offensive against Iran one week ago.

1 week ago | laist.com | Rebecca Rosman |Franco Ordoñez

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether the United States is moving closer to a decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, after Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump's call to surrender.

1 week ago | kpcw.org | Jane Arraf |Hadeel Al-Shalchi |Rebecca Rosman |Juliana Kim

Updated June 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM MDTFor the latest updates, visit this new story. Sirens blared throughout Tel Aviv and smoke billowed in the sky as people ran for shelter during Iran's retaliatory strikes against Israel on Friday night into Saturday morning, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others. The strikes were in response to a major Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites which killed more than 70 people, including three top Iranian military leaders.

1 week ago | wusf.org | Rebecca Rosman |Hadeel Al-Shalchi |Jane Arraf |Juliana Kim

Israel's military says it killed nine of Iran's top nuclear scientists Friday as part of its strikes aimed at crippling the country's nuclear capabilities. The Israeli military said the scientists had played key roles in advancing Iran's nuclear program, and called their deaths a "significant blow" to Iran's ability to pursue weapons of mass destruction.

4 weeks ago | theworld.org | Rebecca Rosman

There’s a line in the Talmud, one of Judaism’s most sacred texts, which says, “A person is only forgotten when their name is forgotten.” Maybe that’s also why, growing up, whenever someone died, I was taught to say, “May their memory be a blessing.”I’ve never been especially religious, but I’ve always found that phrase beautiful. May their memory be a blessing. It’s still the first thing I say to comfort someone grieving.