Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars
Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.
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Bridges Destroyed in Iran After Latest Exchange With U.S. Military
Video on social media shows bridges reduced to rubble in southern Iran after the sixth consecutive night of strikes between U. S. and Iranian forces.
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On the War Against Iran, the Pentagon Has Said Little
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken about a range of issues in recent days — from testosterone to leak investigations — but he has said little about the war.
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Maker of Drone Boats Used in Iran War to Open New Texas Shipyard
Saronic Technologies will make naval and commercial vessels at the facility. The company’s naval drone helped rescue the crew of a downed Apache helicopter last month.
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Here’s Where the U.S. and Iran Have Launched Attacks as the War Escalates
The U. S. military has appeared to widen its targets in Iran, while Iran has fired at bases belonging to American allies in the Middle East.
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In Iran war, Trump Risks Another American ‘Forever War’
President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.
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Will Iran Be a Forever War?
President Trump may have fallen into the same trap that his predecessors did in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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U.S. Military Forces Again Blockade Iranian Ports
Following the collapse of the cease-fire with Iran, President Trump ordered U. S. warships and aircraft to stop vessels going to and from Iran.
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U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes With No Sign of Backing Down
On the fifth straight day of fighting, the U. S. launched a 90-minute attack on Iran, while Tehran targeted Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
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U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz
The U. S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.
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War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happens
Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.
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U.S. and Iran Continue Trading Fire
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.
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Trump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads
Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.
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Oil, Shipping, Flights: Disruptions Are Back as U.S.-Iran War Reignites
Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.
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For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
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This Is a Forever War in the Making
The vague language of the U. S. -Iran cease-fire memo laid the foundation for the war’s resumption.
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U.S. War Against Iran Enters a New Phase
As President Trump resumes his war, the focus is now on the Strait of Hormuz. But it remains unclear how far the U. S.
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At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate
The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.
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Iran’s Cyberattackers Tracked Phones of U.S. Military Personnel in the Mideast, Data Suggests
Researchers say Iran’s cyberwarfare capabilities have grown more advanced and aggressive during the war with the United States and Israel.
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India Condemns Deadly Iranian Strike on Commercial Ship
India issued a diplomatic protest after an Indian sailor was killed and dozens more were injured in an Iranian attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.