Trump’s True Deal-Making Abilities, Revealed
What moving deadlines — and red lines — in Iran means for America’s leverage.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create
President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.
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Iran’s Meme War Against Trump Ushers In a Future of ‘Slopaganda’
The country’s propaganda apparatus has harnessed artificial intelligence tools to reach a global online audience primed for irony, irreverence and trolling.
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On Iran’s Border, Cooking Oil Trade Is a Snapshot of the Country’s Struggles
The war has exacerbated Iran’s economic crisis, forcing many to cross the border into Turkey to buy the most basic goods.
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Rubio’s Absence From Iran Talks Highlights Stay-at-Home Role
President Trump has outsourced much of his diplomacy to others, while Mr. Rubio focuses on his second job as national security adviser.
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Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Talks With Iran
Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U. S.
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U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The Treasury Department also targeted a top independent Chinese refinery that it said was a major buyer of Iranian petroleum.
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The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
Controllers for shipping companies face a daunting decision as they try to free vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf: “Basically you’re sending someone unarmed into war.
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Trump’s View of the War
The cease-fire with Iran was extended this week, but negotiations were put on hold.
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This Is How Trump Can Salvage a Deal With Iran
Here’s how President Trump can get us out of the mess in Iran.
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Military Histories About the Ancient Persians, Modern Iraq and the American Civil War
In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.
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Rubio Says Iran’s Soccer Team Can Attend World Cup
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.
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Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks
The president made the announcement after he hosted a meeting at the White House of Israeli and Lebanese diplomats.
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U.S. Blew Through Expensive Weapons in Iran War
Commanders are concerned about the Pentagon’s shift of long-range precision weapons from the Asia-Pacific region to the Middle East, congressional officials say.
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How the War in Iran Is Shifting From Bombardment to a Test of Wills
The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.
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Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It?
First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.
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The Generals Running Iran
The war has empowered the Revolutionary Guards and seems to be shifting the theocratic republic toward something more like a military regime.
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Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster
The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
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Top Condom Producer to Increase Prices Due to War in Iran
The world’s top condom maker is raising prices of its products by up to 30 percent, warning that shortages of raw materials and chemicals because of the war in Iran could disrupt production.
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A Second Chance at the World Cup? Italy Fans Say, ‘No, Thanks’
A Trump official proposed that the Italian team take Iran’s spot at the World Cup this summer. The supporters didn’t appreciate the pity invite.