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Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
ByCarol Rosenberg March 6, 2026

Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.

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How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s
ByCharlie Savage March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.

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Can Trump Legally Kill Iran’s Leader?
ByCharlie Savage March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

The United States and Israel started a war with Iran by killing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran
ByLinda Qiu February 28, 2026

The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran.

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Zero Hour for the Middle East
ByRoger Cohen, David Guttenfelder, Saher Alghorra, Daniel Berehulak and Nanna Heitmann December 28, 2025December 28, 2025

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?

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The Deposed Assad Henchmen Plotting to Retake Syria
ByErika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi December 24, 2025

Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington.

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A Syrian Village and the Long Road to the White House
ByRoger Cohen November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.

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Syria al-Shara al-Baghdadi Trump
ByRoger Cohen November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of the Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.

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Syria’s leader says his country has transformed from ‘an exporter of crisis.’
ByChristina Goldbaum September 24, 2025September 24, 2025

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The Many Faces of Syria’s President, Ahmed al-Shara
ByBen Hubbard September 23, 2025

Ahmed al-Shara has shifted shapes many times during his ascent from rebel commander to national leader. This week, he is expected to be the first Syrian president to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.

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