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Syria Advance on Kurdish-Held Areas as Washington Urges Restraint
ByEuan Ward January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.

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Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
ByAbdi Latif Dahir, Kiana Hayeri, Sanam Mahoozi and Farnaz Fassihi January 16, 2026January 18, 2026

“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.

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Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran
ByEdward Wong and Tyler Pager January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.

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Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran
ByDavid M. Halbfinger January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.

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Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Iran’s judiciary said there was no death penalty issued for Erfan Soltani, whose case drew international outcry. Analysts say the government is using fear and intimidation to keep people off the streets.

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What Are Trump’s Options in Iran?
ByDavid E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Nikolay Nikolov, Edward Vega and June Kim January 14, 2026January 15, 2026

President Trump has said that “help is on the way” for Iranian protesters. Amid reports that thousands of the protesters have been killed, our national security correspondent David E. Sanger describes what some of Mr. Trump’s options might be.

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Iran Postpones Execution of Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Sanam Mahoozi January 14, 2026January 15, 2026

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now.

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Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Leily Nikounazar January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal force.

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As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
ByErika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese January 13, 2026January 14, 2026

As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.

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Iran Says It Is Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate After Trump’s Warnings
ByAurelien Breeden and Sanam Mahoozi January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb the Iranian authorities’ harsh repression of anti-government protests.

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