Yes, This Is Your War, Too
Even opponents of the conflict should want to see Iran defanged and defeated.
Even opponents of the conflict should want to see Iran defanged and defeated.
Iran continued to retaliate across the region on Tuesday but markets saw hopes that fighting might ebb. Israel said it would occupy a large chunk of Lebanon even after the war ends.
Trump and Netanyahu started the Iran war without thinking how to end it. But there is a way out.
President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.
President Trump shared a video of the attack, which the Pentagon said had targeted an ammunition depot.
An economic simulation warned that the region’s economy could lose more than $190 billion in just one month, and that Gulf states that have often bankrolled reconstruction efforts will be less able to help.
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.
The attack damaged the hull, the tanker's owner said. No oil spill was detected, according to the authorities in the United Arab Emirates.
Iran maintained that no negotiations have been held with the United States, and said none would while the fighting continues.
The bombing campaign Mr. Trump is threatening in Iran could affect millions of Iranian civilians’ access to water, electricity and food.
After a university in Tehran was struck during the war, Iranian leaders said that the outposts of U. S. schools were “legitimate targets.
After attacks on several Iranian campuses, Iranian forces warn they could target American universities in the region.
President Trump said in a newspaper interview that the United States might try to invade the Persian Gulf island, which is Iran’s main oil export hub.
Economists and investors are increasingly pricing in a slowdown, or even a global recession, if the fighting drags on.
Trump’s war on Iran is dangerous for everyone.
The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts.
Investors digested increasing signs of escalation of the U. S. -Israeli war in Iran, which has led to a blockage of critical energy supplies.
The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.
Diplomats from around the region met in Pakistan, and the U. S. -Israeli bombardment hit a southern Iranian port, killing at least five people, Iranian state media said.
The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.