Iran’s Navy Is Weakened but U.S. Still Faces Challenges in Strait of Hormuz
U. S. strikes have heavily targeted Iran’s large ships and bases, but its Revolutionary Guard navy is a more nimble force.
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Trump Maintains That U.S. Has Ample Weapons as Iran War Depletes Stocks
After meeting with defense contractors at the White House, President Trump said the companies were all committed to increasing production.
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Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’
President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals.
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How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil
Our business reporter Peter Eavis looks at the global implications of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway to the south of Iran. He analyzes ship activity in the strait, comparing it before and after the United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran.
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Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks
Firings, resignations and diversions to the president’s priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.
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How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School
Malachy Browne of our Visual Investigations team describes what satellite imagery and other evidence tell us about who might be responsible for an airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran. The strike killed at least 175 people, according to health officials and Iranian state media.
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Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The information has included satellite imagery showing the locations of military personnel. But some officials played down the significance of the partnership.
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Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon
Israel’s air forces shifted their focus back to Iran on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Lebanon, which was quickly becoming one of the largest fronts in the regional conflict.
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Going to War With Iran, Surrounded by Yes Men
Members of President Trump’s cabinet see their jobs as “total obedience to the president’s will,” the columnist Jamelle Bouie argues, and that means we should all be very worried about how the war in Iran could unfold.
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Pakistani Man Convicted of Attempted Terrorism in Plot to Kill Trump
A federal jury in Brooklyn found Asif Merchant guilty on Friday of plotting to kill American politicians, in a scheme backed by the Iranian government.
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Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon
Israel’s air forces shifted their focus back to Iran on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Lebanon, which was quickly becoming one of the largest fronts in the regional conflict.
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Families Forced to Sleep on the Streets of Beirut as Israel Pounds Hezbollah
Thousands fled the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital before Israel unleashed heavy strikes on the militant group overnight. Many say they have nowhere to go.
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Israel Says It Struck Underground Bunker at Khamenei’s Compound
The Israeli military said the facility, under the site where Iran’s supreme leader was killed by a strike last week, was still being used after the first attack.
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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran
President Trump’s comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U. S. military actions.
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Sri Lanka Rescues Iranian Sailors After U.S. Torpedoes Warship
A torpedo attack by the United States, its first in combat since World War II, sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. The Sri Lankan Navy said it had rescued 32 survivors and was still searching for survivors.
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Strikes Batter Iran’s Storied Azadi Stadium Complex
Several sports centers have been hit in Tehran since the U. S. and Israel began their attacks, the authorities say, but none with the resonance of the Azadi.
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Iran’s Chokehold on Persian Gulf Waterway Strains Shipping
The threat of prolonged attacks on oil tankers and other vessels is giving Iran an advantage, analysts say.
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Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.
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Iran’s Drone Attacks Plague the Gulf States
Missile launches from Iran have slowed, but relentless drone volleys could deplete air defenses in the region.
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
The president campaigned on lowering prices for Americans. That pledge has come under fire this week as the Iran war pushes up the cost of gasoline.