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.
Source: New York Times Iran ▾
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Trump’s Threats to Europe Put Its Leaders in a Double Bind Over Iran
European politicians risk angering their voters if they join America’s war. Yet they could also face domestic upheaval if they take no action to reopen shipping routes that Iran has blocked and ease an energy crisis.
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Trump’s ‘Brute Force Imperialism’
From saber rattling over Greenland to war with Iran, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues, treating the world like a game of Risk has left America in its weakest position since World War II.
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Who Is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf?
A brigadier general and speaker of Parliament, Mr. Ghalibaf, one of the leaders of Iran’s war effort, has emerged as a potential contact point in any peace talks.
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Trump Says He’s Talking With Iran. Iran Says He’s Not. Here’s Why.
The president has domestic and international political motivations for touting negotiations to end the war. Iran has similar ones to deny discussions.
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Iranians Reject Trump’s Offer for Cease-Fire but Signal Openness to Talk
Iran does not want a momentary pause in the fighting, fearing that Israel and the United States would use that opportunity to beef up their forces before resuming strikes.
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Pakistan Offers to Mediate Between Iran and the United States
Pakistan, which has cultivated ties with both Washington and Tehran, sees a diplomatic opening to intervene in the war in Iran, its neighbor.
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Lebanon Expels Iranian Envoy as Rift With Tehran Deepens
The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.
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Qatar Is Not Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks, Foreign Minister Says
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry warned that the regional security system has been shattered, as the war has destroyed trust between Gulf countries and Iran.
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Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.
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Trump’s Ultimatum to Iran Was Almost Up. Then He Found an Offramp.
President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.
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Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating With Iran, Which Publicly Denies His Claim
“Very, very strong talks,” President Trump claimed. Fake news, replied an Iranian parliamentary leader.
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Iran Negotiations — or Not?
President Trump’s shifting statements don’t necessarily signal an end in sight to the war, but they do buy him some time.
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‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: General Stanley McChrystal on Iran
David French talks with the retired general about the “great seduction” America fell for in Iran.
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Markets Rally as Trump’s Iran Deadline Is Deferred
Stock futures rose and oil prices fell after President Trump cited “very good and productive” talks with Iran over ending the war.
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Iranians Respond to Trump’s Threats to Hit Iran’s Power Plants
Some Iranians expressed anxiety while others remained skeptical after President Trump told Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power grid.
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Trump’s Ultimatum to Iran
The president’s messages on the war have shifted, but the latest threat might be a sign that he’s moving to a harder stance.
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Trump Is Finally Building an Offramp From Iran. But Will He Take It?
President Trump says he is considering “winding down” operations in Iran. But many of his original war goals remain unaccomplished.
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Trump’s Recklessness Will ‘Haunt Us for a Generation’
Three Opinion writers on Iran, the SAVE Act and the president’s folly.
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Trump’s Recklessness Will ‘Haunt Us for a Generation’
Three Opinion writers on Iran, the SAVE America Act and the president’s folly.