Affected by the Iran war, residents in Southeast Asian countries voice their concerns

NPR | By Michael Sullivan

Published May 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

Southeast Asian countries are voicing concern about President Trump and the war with Iran.

Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan is NPR's Senior Asia Correspondent. He moved to Hanoi to open NPR's Southeast Asia Bureau in 2003. Before that, he spent six years as NPR's South Asia correspondent based in but seldom seen in New Delhi.

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