Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith discusses the war on Iran

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published March 28, 2026 at 6:40 AM CDT

NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS funding.

Corrected: March 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM CDT

An earlier version of the headline for this story incorrectly referred to Adam Smith as David Smith.

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