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What Trump Has Accomplished in Iran After 5 Weeks of War
ByAnton Troianovski April 8, 2026

President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.

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Hegseth Demands Iran Turn Over Uranium Stockpiles
ByEric Schmitt, Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper April 8, 2026April 9, 2026

The American defense secretary warned President Trump could still order a commando raid to seize 970 pounds of enriched uranium buried in Isfahan if Iran does not agree.

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Trump’s Iran Threats Look Like Self-Incrimination for Potential War Crimes
ByCharlie Savage April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump, in vowing to systematically destroy civilian infrastructure and annihilate Iran’s entire civilization, appears to be creating evidence about his intentions.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Struggles to Justify Trump’s Threats
ByGreg Jaffe April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The president’s apocalyptic rhetoric clashes with the responsibility of Gen. Dan Caine to protect the military’s honor.

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Pentagon Stays Mum on School Strike, Even as Trump Boasts of Iran Rescue
ByMegan Mineiro April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

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How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
ByJonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision.

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Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How
ByGreg Jaffe April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

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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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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Iran’s Defenses Have Been Struck, but They Can Still Fire Missiles and Drones
ByNicholas Kulish April 3, 2026April 5, 2026

Iran has sent waves of missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states in recent weeks and shot down an American fighter jet on Friday.

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Trump Says He’ll End the Iran War in Weeks. What If He Can’t?
ByDavid E. Sanger April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

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