Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what's being described as the "largest oil disruption in history."
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who says the Trump administration's war plans for Iran are "incoherent and incomplete."