China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot
Plus, a surprise reversal in the Murdaugh murder case.
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Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U. S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
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Is America Still No. 1?
The billionaire investor who predicted the 2008 financial crash is bearish on America’s future standing in the world. On “Interesting Times,” Ray Dalio tells the columnist Ross Douthat why.
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Gen. Caine’s Silence on Iran War Leaves Questions About Military Strategy
The president’s top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war.
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Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.
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Trump Says He Does Not Think About Economic Hardships Linked to Iran War
President Trump said on Tuesday that he did not think about the economic hardships Americans face from the war in Iran. Instead, he said that he was focused on preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon.
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An Uncertain World Awaits the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency, who orchestrated a multinational release of oil reserves, detailed the risks facing the economy now and beyond.
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For Trump, the Iran War Looms Over China Summit
The balance of power between the United States and China had shifted in Beijing’s favor even before the war in Iran began in February.
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Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China
As the U. S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
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Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China
As the U. S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
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Senate Again Rejects Bid to End Iran War, but G.O.P. Opposition Grows
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it.
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Fuel Prices Drive Sales of E.V.s, Just Not in the U.S.
Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.
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With Trump in China, Mideast War Simmers Without End in Sight
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.
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Trump Is in China as Iran War Continues With No End in Sight
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.
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U.S. Intelligence Undercuts Trump’s War Claims, and the Cost of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.
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What You Need to Know About the Federal Gas Tax
President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18. 4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.
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The Iran War Worsens America's Democratic Erosion
Measuring America’s democratic erosion.
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Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran
Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.
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Pentagon Increases Iran War Cost Estimate to $29 billion
The Pentagon put the cost of the war in Iran at roughly $29 billion, during testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at hearings on the Pentagon’s $1. 5 trillion budget request. Mr.
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NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.
NATO should overcome its distaste for President Trump and sends its navies to help open up the Strait of Hormuz.