The War Is Going Better Than You Think
How the fight in Iran compares to past conflicts.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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Iran’s ‘Nuclear’ Option
How U. S. strategy encouraged mutually assured destruction.
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Pakistan Offers to Mediate Between Iran and the United States
Pakistan, which has cultivated ties with both Washington and Tehran, sees a diplomatic opening to intervene in the war in Iran, its neighbor.
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How Iranian Oil Controls U.S. Foreign Policy
How far will the United States go to keep gas prices down? On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the energy policy expert Jason Bordoff tells Ezra Klein why the Trump administration is de-sanctioning oil from Russia and Iran even as it pursues military action against them.
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High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump’s War With Iran
While the president has promised rapid relief, Americans could feel the financial sting of the conflict for some time after it ends.
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Lebanon Expels Iranian Envoy as Rift With Tehran Deepens
The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.
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Investigators Seek Answers in Attacks on Jewish Sites in Europe
Attacks on schools and property in several countries have Jewish communities on edge, amid suspicions that Iran is behind the violence.
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Life at $4 a Gallon
The war in Iran has sent gas prices soaring. Here’s what to know about how higher gas prices can change consumer behavior.
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Iranian Missile Attack Damages Residential Buildings in Tel Aviv
An Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv damaged residential buildings and injured at least six people, Israel’s national emergency service said.
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How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get?
The war with Iran could change how the whole world thinks about energy security in the future. The energy policy expert Jason Bordoff explains.
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Qatar Is Not Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks, Foreign Minister Says
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry warned that the regional security system has been shattered, as the war has destroyed trust between Gulf countries and Iran.
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Why President Trump Has a Big Oil Problem
Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger looks at President Trump’s trouble handling retaliatory attacks by Iran that have largely choked off the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.
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Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, suggested that Israeli troops might remain in parts of Lebanon even after the fighting there winds down.
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Why Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Will Be Difficult Without A Deal With Iran
There may be no country better situated geographically than Iran when it comes to bringing an oil-dependent world to its knees.
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Philippines Declares National Emergency Over High Fuel Prices
The Southeast Asian country imports 90 percent of its oil from the Middle East, and the government is under intense pressure to deal with the situation.
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War in Iran Is Disrupting Air Travel, Hitting Middle East Hardest
Some airlines and travelers, especially in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, are bearing the brunt of the pain, while others are doing better.
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Saudi Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls
Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U. S. officials on the conversations.
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A New Phase of the War in Iran, and the Latest on the LaGuardia Plane Crash
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Ukraine Spent Big to Shield Energy Industry From Drones. Is the Mideast Next?
With the use of electronic jamming systems and interceptor drones, the Ukrainian national oil and gas company may be a model for others.