China Pressed Iran Toward Cease-fire, Iranian Officials Say
Beijing appeared to have helped push Tehran to accept the two-week deal with the United States, reflecting China’s growing influence and its stake in avoiding a wider war.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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Even as They Praise Iran Cease-Fire, World Leaders Are Whipsawed by Trump
Across Europe and the globe, the war has damaged economies, roiled politics and underscored a lack of options in dealing with the president’s whims.
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Oil Prices Plunge and Stocks Surge After Cease-fire Deal
Markets reacted positively after the United States and Iran reached a last-minute cease-fire agreement.
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Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump’s short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February.
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Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump had been under increasing pressure to find a way out after he threatened to wipe out Iran’s civilization on Tuesday night unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iranians in L.A. Watch Fearfully as Trump Threatens a Civilization
Over half a million U. S. residents are at least partly of Iranian descent.
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As Deadline Nears, Confusion Over U.S.-Iran Talks Swirls Worldwide
U. S. , Iranian, Israeli and other officials offered varying accounts about the state of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
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Trump’s Threat to Wipe Out a ‘Whole Civilization’ Appalls Some Conservatives
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and Senator Ron Johnson were among those pushing back against President Trump’s threats toward Iran.
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Iranians Voice Shock and Defiance in Face of Trump’s Latest Deadline
President Trump has threatened devastating attacks if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Some Iranians questioned what had happened to American values.
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Trump Threatens ‘Complete Demolition’ by Midnight, and Dark Money Flows Into Midterms
Plus, a look behind the moon.
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Trump Hasn’t Given Up on His ‘Unrequited Love’ for Putin
The president’s deference to authoritarian leaders has profoundly corrupted American foreign policy.
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Oil Prices Jump as Trump’s Deadline for Deal Draws Near
President Trump's Tuesday evening deadline for a deal approached after he rejected a cease-fire proposal as “not good enough.
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Trump Threatens Jail if Journalists Protect Certain Iran Sources
The president indicated he would ask an unnamed media outlet to reveal the sources behind its coverage of Iran’s successful strike on a U. S. fighter jet, and of its crew.
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Iran’s 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions
As President Trump’s deadline for new attacks loomed, Iran conveyed its conditions through Pakistani intermediaries.
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As Trump Deadline Looms, Iran and U.S. Mix Threats With Hints of Deal
One potential off-ramp appeared when Iran offered a 10-point counterproposal for ending the war that President Trump called a significant step, if “not good enough.
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Trump’s Board of Peace Gives Hamas Disarmament Deadline
The demand reflects both the U. S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.
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Trump Moves Deadline for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz
The new deadline comes as the president and Iranian leaders have ramped up bombastic threats against one another.
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The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership
An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months.
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The War Is Turning Iran Into a Major World Power
Its newfound might derives from its control the Strait of Hormuz.
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A Looming Deadline
We look at the options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump escalates his threats.