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A Timeline of the Tensions Between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S.
ByNeil MacFarquhar March 15, 2026March 16, 2026

The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.

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Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.
ByAnton Troianovski March 14, 2026

President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.

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The World Waited on Edge for Trump’s Thinking on Iran. It’s Still Waiting.
ByAnton Troianovski February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days.

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As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why
ByDavid E. Sanger February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Rarely in modern times has the United States prepared to conduct a major act of war with so little explanation or public debate.

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