This Might Be the Most Economically Destabilizing War in Decades
Even if this cease-fire holds, the war’s shocks may last for years.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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Iranians Share Hopes and Fears Over Cease-Fire Deal
As the cease-fire deal held between the U. S. , Israel, and Iran took hold, residents of Tehran expressed mixed reactions.
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Vance Says Lebanon Was Never Part of U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Deal
The vice president sought to downplay Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon, which he insisted had “nothing to do with” Iran.
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White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent
Pakistan’s prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran. The White House was directly involved in shaping the message.
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A Shaky Truce
Even if the Iran cease-fire holds and the war ends, many believe the world will be worse off.
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Vietnam Farms Hit by the War in Iran
The war in Iran, now in a two-week ceasefire, drove up the costs of fertilizer and fuel, pressuring farmers far from the Gulf. Our Vietnam bureau chief, Damien Cave, reports from the Mekong Delta on how the strain on the rice industry is signaling food supply problems and higher prices to come.
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Has Trump Met His War Goals in Iran?
On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.
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Uncertainty Clouds Cease-Fire as Lebanon and Gulf States Are Struck
A day after a pause in fighting was announced between the United States and Iran, many questions remained, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Military Families Bear the Burden of War, Again
Even as a two-week ceasefire takes hold, mothers in multigenerational military families — some veterans themselves — are anxious about what the war in Iran could mean for their children, as they face the uncertainty of another conflict in the Middle East.
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Oil Prices Fall, but Energy Firms Remain Frozen After U.S.-Iran Deal
Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Forces Stand Ready to Resume Combat. The President May Not Be as Enthused.
President Trump knows that even if a cease-fire runs out with no final agreement on the issues dividing Washington and Tehran, the political risk of renewing hostilities is high.
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Defense Secretary Demands Iran Turn Over Uranium Stockpiles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on Iran to turn over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which could be used for a nuclear weapon, and said the U. S. could launch an operation to seize the material if Iran did not agree.
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Israel Escalates Strikes on Lebanon Despite Iran Cease-Fire
Israel continued its large-scale bombing of Hezbollah targets after saying that a two-week cease-fire with the United States and Iran did not extend to Lebanon.
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Freed French Citizens Return From Iran: ‘We Were State Hostages’
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris spent years in a Tehran prison. An Iranian court convicted them of espionage, charges that France said were baseless.
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Hegseth Demands Iran Turn Over Uranium Stockpiles
The American defense secretary warned President Trump could still order a commando raid to seize 970 pounds of enriched uranium buried in Isfahan if Iran does not agree.
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How Pakistan Became Key Mediator Between U.S. and Iran
Pakistani officials have aggressively courted the Trump administration and made use of their longstanding ties to Iran.
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Cease-Fire Leaves Questions Over Fate of Iran’s Uranium
President Trump has vowed to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he has also hinted that the enriched material could stay in Iranian territory.
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Stuck in ‘Limbo,’ Iranians Take Stock After Six Brutal Weeks
With a tenuous cease-fire in place, Iranians are left picking up the pieces of their lives. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics.
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After Cease-Fire, Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Remains Throttled
A handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U. S. -Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage.
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Investors Still Have Questions About the Cease-Fire
Analysts and traders are anxiously watching the Strait of Hormuz and whether peace talks can resolve big differences between the United States and Iran.