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.

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. With an update to a story that I've been covering for as long as I've been ...

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