War between U.S. and Iran shifts key resources away from Asia

NPR | By Emily Feng,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published August 18, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

The U.S. focus on Iran has pivoted key resources away from another key geopolitical region -- Asia.

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Emily Feng

Emily Feng is a White House correspondent at NPR. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond.

Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations