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.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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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.
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Oil Prices Rise a Day After 10% Plunge
President Trump had set off a drastic market reaction on Monday by backing away from a threat to strike Iranian energy infrastructure.
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How North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Is Using the Iran War to Justify His Nuclear Arsenal
He delivered a lengthy speech at his country’s rubber-stamp Parliament, declaring that his nuclear power will shield his country from American hostility.
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Trump’s Ultimatum to Iran Was Almost Up. Then He Found an Offramp.
President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday
Conflicting signals about whether any negotiations to end the fighting were in progress created confusion.
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Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating With Iran, Which Publicly Denies His Claim
“Very, very strong talks,” President Trump claimed. Fake news, replied an Iranian parliamentary leader.
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Iran Negotiations — or Not?
President Trump’s shifting statements don’t necessarily signal an end in sight to the war, but they do buy him some time.
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Trump Faces Blowback on Easing Iran Oil Sanctions
President Trump once assailed the Obama administration for making cash payments to Iran. Now he supports sanctions relief that could give the country a $14 billion windfall.
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‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: General Stanley McChrystal on Iran
David French talks with the retired general about the “great seduction” America fell for in Iran.
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Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops to Iran
The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.
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Trump Delays Deadline for Strikes on Iranian Energy Infrastructure
President Trump said the U. S. would put off any attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, citing “very strong” talks with Iran toward ending the war.
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Trump Delays Energy Strikes, but Iran’s Infrastructure is Already Battered
U. S. and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iranians who oppose the government.
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Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns
Fatih Birol, the leader of the International Energy Agency, said the Iran war was a bigger crisis that the two oil shocks in the 1970s combined.
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Israel Says Its Own Artillery Killed a Farmer, Not a Hezbollah Rocket
Ofer Moskovitz, 60, an avocado farmer in a kibbutz on Israel’s border with Lebanon, was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in was hit.