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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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U.S. Ability to Determine What Comes Next in Iran Might Be Limited
ByJulian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager February 28, 2026

Questions remain about how much effort the Trump administration will put into changing the Iranian government.

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Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes
ByErika Solomon February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.

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For Iran’s Rulers, Refusing U.S. Demands Is a Risk Worth Taking
ByErika Solomon February 23, 2026February 28, 2026

The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.

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Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands
ByDavid E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.

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Lebanon Claims Progress in Disarming Militant Groups Like Hezbollah
ByEuan Ward January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

The military said it had completed the first phase of a plan to demilitarize armed groups as fears grew that Israel was preparing a new offensive against Hezbollah.

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Rocket Attack on Iraqi Gas Field Cuts Power to Most of Kurdistan
ByErika Solomon November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

The strike is the latest in a string of attacks on energy infrastructure in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, which some regional authorities have privately blamed on Iran-affiliated militias.

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Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
ByAaron Boxerman November 23, 2025

Escalating its attacks on the armed group in Lebanon, Israel said it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.

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Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
ByAaron Boxerman November 23, 2025November 23, 2025

Escalating its attacks on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, Israel killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.

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As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
ByErika Solomon November 11, 2025

After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.

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