Over the last two weeks, there has been some support for Israel's attacks on Iran from Gulf Arab states. There are also fears that Israel wants to fashion a new Middle East in its own image.

SHAPIRO: The newly minted U.S. citizen was finally reunited with his family. So, when the Syrian regime fell, I immediately thought of Mo. CONSIDER THIS - the Syrian civil war changed millions of ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Syria, it's the first Christmas since the end of the Assad regime. The group HTS swept to power some three weeks ago, stunning people in and outside of Syria.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria. With an update to a story that I've been covering for as long as I've been ...

MOHAMMED AL-REFAI: My name is Mohammed. SHAPIRO: Mohammed al-Refai was a 22-year-old refugee from Syria. In 2015, millions of Syrians fled the civil war in their country.

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things ...

SHAPIRO: The newly minted U.S. citizen was finally reunited with his family. And that was the last time I spoke with Mohammed al-Refai until the Syrian regime fell almost two weeks ago.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.