How Can Anyone Trust This Crew With Anything?
JD Vance isn’t going to save us. Neither is Pete Hegseth.
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Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel
U. S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
What to Know About Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
The fortified underground complex, in central Iran, is about one mile away from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
U.S. and Iran Signal Willingness to Resume Negotiations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iranian foreign ministry officials hinted at an openness to resume negotiations on Monday as the countries continue to exchange blows.
G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress
Republicans now face a worst-case political scenario of being asked to fund an unpopular war over which they have exercised little oversight.
Hamas Names Khalil al-Hayya as Its New Leader
Seen as closer to Iran, Khalil al-Hayya served as the Palestinian militant group’s chief negotiator with Israel and the Trump administration during the Gaza war.
Rubio Says That U.S. Is Still Open to Diplomacy With Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said that Iran has signaled it wants to negotiate with the United States, even as the two sides escalated their attacks.
A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States
A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran-U.S. Talks: How 4 Negotiators Would Approach Diplomacy
First step: Agree on a goal.
What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran
Our correspondent talked about the challenges of covering major news while under surveillance and filing his work without reliable internet access.
Iran’s Top Negotiator Signals Door to Diplomacy Is Still Open
Facing intense divisions within Iran, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both struck a defiant tone and argued that diplomacy could defend Iran’s interests.
Iran, Epstein, Space Travel: 5 Takeaways From JD Vance’s Interview With Joe Rogan
In his first on-air conversation with the popular podcaster since 2024, the vice president cautiously defended the Iran war while also hinting at skepticism about it.
Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations
In a sworn declaration, a lawyer says an Iranian official reported receiving regular dossiers on Iranian detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months.
Billboard in Iran’s Capital Depicts Trump in a Coffin
Threatening imagery in Enghelab Square is nothing new, but has rarely taken such lurid form.
The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the U.S.-Iran Fight Over the Strait of Hormuz
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.
Iran’s Former Leader Denies Times Report
The Times reported that Israel had planned to reinstall Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader after the war.
‘We Love Iraq,’ Trump Tells New Prime Minister in Oval Office Meeting
The meeting comes as President Trump’s administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Baghdad to diminish Iran’s influence in Iraq.
Israel’s Regime-Change Plan for Iran
Here’s the wild back story behind a failed plan to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s next leader.