Will $4 Gas Hurt Trump’s Approval Ratings? Here’s What History Shows.
Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.
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Trump, Don’t Make Churchill’s Deadly Mistake
A 1936 convention establishing Turkish control over the Dardanelles could be an inspiration to resolving the energy bottleneck in the Persian Gulf.
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Offensive vs. Defensive: On Iran, the Distinction Matters for Britain’s Leader
As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.
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Removing Unfriendly Leaders
The Trump administration appears to have embraced a new foreign policy tactic: getting rid of leaders it doesn’t like. Here’s how that can go wrong.
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Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say
As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.
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Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats
President Trump threatened to hit vital infrastructure in Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened, but he also said that “regime change” had already been achieved.
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Support for Israel Is Collapsing. Netanyahu Sees That.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is racing to eliminate regional threats because he sees that U. S. support for the country is collapsing, Mona Charen, the policy editor at The Bulwark, argues on “The Opinions.
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Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete
President Trump suggested that Iran’s current leaders were “much more reasonable” as he sought to show progress in his war aims. Despite a month of U. S.
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Trump Says He’s Ready for Diplomacy. Iran? Not So Much.
The United States and Iran have struggled to find a way to begin negotiations over peace terms, with each insisting it had the upper hand in the war.
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Is Iran a Political Problem for Trump? Tell Me How Long the War Lasts.
Historically, quagmire abroad and high prices at home are the ingredients of a failed presidency.
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Kash Patel’s Emails Circulate Online as Iran Takes Responsibility for Release
What appeared to be personal emails from before Mr. Patel’s time as director were posted on a website that identified itself as Iranian but seemed to be hosted in Russia.
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Will Iran Break Trumpism?
The right-wing thinker Christopher Caldwell believes the Iran war is the end of Trumpism. Is he right? What was Trumpism in the first place?
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General McChrystal on the Myths Misleading Trump in Iran
The president may have been seduced by the idea of an easy victory, warns the Iraq and Afghanistan war commander on “The Opinions.
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How Far Will Trump Go in Iran?
I asked an Iran hawk what victory looks like now.
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As Markets Revolt in the Face of War, Trump Extends Iran Deadline
Just before stocks ended another bruising day, the president took to social media to promote progress in talks with Iran.
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Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
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Hello? It’s Pakistan Calling.
Washington, Tehran, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Istanbul and Brussels have all received calls as Pakistan plays mediator between the United States and Iran.
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Men of the Trump Administration, 2026
Are Democrats ugly? Asking for a friend.
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How Far Will Trump Go in Iran?
I asked an Iran hawk what victory looks like now.
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It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.