Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
President Trump taunted Iran on social media, while strikes continued in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and some Gulf states.
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Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.
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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U. S.
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Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages. ” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
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How the C.I.A. Helped Locate a U.S. Airman Hiding on an Iranian Ridgeline
The intelligence agency also executed a deception campaign aimed at drawing Iranian forces away from where the missing Air Force officer was hiding.
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In New Threats, Trump Seems Emboldened by a Successful Rescue
In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
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Iran Is Ending the Dream of Remote-Controlled War
A. I. ’s significant targeting improvements aren’t enough to overcome geography in Iran.
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After Daring U.S. Rescue of Airman, Iran Claims a Victory
Iran’s downing of a U. S. plane and the complex two-day American rescue operation to extract a stranded airman has emboldened both sides, a potential recipe for escalation.
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Interceptor Missiles Save Lives, but Stockpiles Are Dwindling
Defense systems that shoot projectiles out of the sky have become one of the most important components of warfare, so much so that militaries face a diminishing supply.
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U.S. Rescues Downed Air Force Officer Deep Inside Iran, Officials Say
An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Saturday
The U. S. military’s search-and-rescue operation for a missing American airman entered its second day.
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Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex
The sprawling complex in the city of Mahshahr was taken offline after strikes hit two utility plants that provided basic services like gas and power, Iranian officials said.
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U.S. Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran Was Likely Based at RAF Lakenheath, U.K. Airfield
A military analyst identified markings consistent with a squadron based at R. A. F.
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Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How
President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit.
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Europe’s Options in the Strait of Hormuz: Few, and Risky
European leaders and other officials have ideas for bringing shipping back to the strait once the Iran war ends. But none of them are sure bets.
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How a New York Times Journalist Reports on the Iran War Without Being There
Despite heavy restrictions on journalists and an internet blockade, Yeganeh Torbati has been able to reach people during fleeting windows of connectivity.
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‘Iran Is Being Destroyed in Front of Our Eyes’: Tehran Is Gripped by Fear
Fifteen residents of Tehran said in telephone interviews and text messages that the capital was weathering heavy bombardment Friday.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday
An American fighter jet was shot down by Iran for the first time since the start of the war, leading to an urgent search-and-rescue operation for a missing crew member.
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What if Iran Wins This War?
If Iran wins this war, victory “will be tremendously emboldening for a regime that has been very dangerous even at its weaker moments,” Suzanne Maloney, the director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, argues on “The Ezra Klein Show.
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Ex-US Army Pilot Recalls Battle for Survival When Shot Down in Iraq
Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U. S.