Iranian Man Arrested After Trying to Enter U.K. Naval Base, Police Say
The man and a Romanian woman walked up to the gate of the base in Scotland, where nuclear-armed submarines are docked, and asked to be let in, an official said.
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The Gravity of the War in Iran
Many countries want nothing to do with the fighting in Iran. They’re being pulled in anyway.
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Iranian Sailors, Including Survivors of Torpedoed Ship, Remain in Limbo
Sri Lanka has kept more than 250 sailors in protective custody since the early days of the war. Iran wants them back, but Sri Lanka is unsure what to do with them.
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Zelensky Sends Negotiators to the U.S., Hoping to Revive Peace Talks
The Ukrainian president has said he has a “very bad feeling” about the effects of the Iran conflict on Ukraine’s own war.
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War in Iran Reveals Strait of Hormuz’s Weakness as an Oil Bottleneck
But at just 35 miles wide, it did. It’s just the latest evidence of how dependent the global economy is on a handful of choke points.
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A Look at the Escalating Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
There are several ways the United States could attempt to reopen the waterway, all of which carry substantial risks.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday
The Persian new year and the end of the holy month of Ramadan were marked by continuing strikes in the region as the war reached the end of its third week.
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U.S. Attacks Iranian Targets to Try to Open Strait of Hormuz
The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.
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Switzerland Blocks Arms Sales to U.S. Over Iran War
Swiss law prohibits selling war materiel to countries involved in armed conflict, a policy the country has already cited to block sales to Israel and Iran.
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U.K. Allows U.S. to Use Bases to Hit Iranian Forces Menacing Strait Traffic
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed not to be dragged into the war with Iran, but his government described its new position as essentially defensive.
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Trump’s $1.3 Million-a-Minute War
The war with Iran is costing America. That money, the Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof argues, could be better spent ending childhood malnutrition, screening for cancer or providing free college tuition.
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Where Oil and Gas Sites Have Been Attacked During Iran War
More than three dozen oil, natural gas and related sites have been attacked in nine countries. More strikes could keep energy prices higher for longer.
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Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U. S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned.
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The Difficulty of Getting Iran’s Nuclear Materials
Landing in hostile territory and quickly extracting Iran’s highly enriched uranium would be next to impossible.
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U.S. Military Ramps Up to Clear Strait of Hormuz
Warplanes and attack helicopters are “hunting and killing” Iran’s fast-attack watercraft in contested sea lanes, Gen. Dan Caine said.
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Whose War?
We look at the diverging goals of the U. S. and Israel in the war on Iran.
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Silicon Valley’s Big Bets on War Pay Off, and the Trump Family Business Looks to Transylvania
Plus, a buzzy new book was just canceled over A. I. allegations.
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U.S. Asked to Keep Military Planes in Sri Lanka Before Iran Airstrikes
Sri Lanka did not agree to the request, officials said, and has tried to remain neutral in the U. S. -Israeli war in Iran.
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5 Places Where the Iran War Could Get Worse
How the conflict could further destabilize the region.
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A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President
In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.