PBS News Hour full episode, March 12, 2026

Thursday on the News Hour, an attack on a synagogue and a shooting at a university renew security concerns in the U.S. As Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, we examine whether there's an off-ramp from the war that's rattling the global economy. Plus, Christians in Lebanon are caught in the middle of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: 
Iran’s leader vows retaliation on Gulf and oil supply
https://youtu.be/KdQfv5NK9PI
Mideast experts on Iran war achievements and how it may end
https://youtu.be/w9DMCN5Bz5o
Synagogue attack, Virginia shooting renew security concerns
https://youtu.be/lfvfpYG1JOo
News Wrap: Senate votes down measure to reopen DHS
https://youtu.be/3ySUiKchBoU
Lebanon's Christian villages caught in Israel-Hezbollah fire
https://youtu.be/fMF5qBeAMCo
A look at the invisible ethics system for Congress
https://youtu.be/hzt2CHB4rug
Remembering neon artist and glass-bending master Wil Kirkman
https://youtu.be/G9TBvy8Z9nQ

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00:00: Intro
02:28: War With Iran
07:42: Iran War Interview
16:27: Security Threats
25:19: News Wrap
29:23: View From Lebanon
37:08: Congress And Ethics
51:41 Bright Art