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After U.S. Attacks on Iran, FIFA Grapples With How to Handle the World Cup
ByTariq Panja March 4, 2026

Soccer’s global governing body is grappling with a World Cup first: a tournament host going to war with a participating nation.

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Iranians Viewed by U.S. as Potential Leaders Died in Strikes, Trump Says
ByJim Tankersley, Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Michael Levenson March 3, 2026

With the future of Iran deeply uncertain, President Trump acknowledged that it could end up with a ruler “as bad” as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iranians Viewed by U.S. as Potential Leaders Died in Strikes, Trump Says
ByJim Tankersley, Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Michael Levenson March 3, 2026

With the future of Iran deeply uncertain, President Trump acknowledged that it could end up with a ruler “as bad” as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iranians Viewed by U.S. as Potential Leaders Died in Strikes, Trump Says
ByJim Tankersley, Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Michael Levenson March 3, 2026

With the future of Iran deeply uncertain, President Trump acknowledged that it could end up with a ruler “as bad” as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iranians Viewed by U.S. as Potential Leaders Died in Strikes, Trump Says
ByJim Tankersley, Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Michael Levenson March 3, 2026

With the future of Iran deeply uncertain, President Trump acknowledged that it could end up with a ruler “as bad” as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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How Iran Is Using Drones to Retaliate Against the U.S. and Allies
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Sheera Frenkel March 3, 2026

The Pentagon and Middle Eastern countries say that most of the drones have been intercepted. But some have slipped through and caused damage.

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Trump Signals U.S. Is Prepared for a Long War Against Iran
ByShawn McCreesh, Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Abdi Latif Dahir March 2, 2026

President Trump also declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran as the conflict spread into the Gulf countries and Lebanon and Israel exchanged strikes.

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Hezbollah Plunges Lebanon Back Into War Despite Its Weakness
ByChristina Goldbaum March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

The militant group’s attacks, apparently at the behest of Iran, led to retaliation from Israel and were “practically a suicide mission” for Hezbollah, an analyst said.

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3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says
ByAaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon, Malachy Browne and Amelia Nierenberg March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

Separately, a drone attack hit the U.S. Embassy compound in the Persian Gulf state, as Iran continues to target American assets across the Middle East.

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Iran Fires Cheap Drones Into Arab Countries, Wreaking Havoc
BySanjana Varghese, Adam Rasgon and Dmitriy Khavin March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

It already proved its effectiveness on the battlefields of Ukraine. Now the Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze has been unleashed across the Persian Gulf.

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