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As violence spreads across the region, what does war in Iran mean for Lebanon?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM CDT

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Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon settle at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Bilal Hussein/AP)

The United Nations said that nearly 700,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Lebanon.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Fawaz Gerges, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and author of “The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.