A Timeline of the Tensions Between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S.
The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.
The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.
Our visual journalists pinpoint attacks across the region and zoom in on individual strikes using satellite imagery.
In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
Iran appears to be targeting what it views as American vulnerabilities, including air defenses meant to guard troops and assets in the region.
Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on how long the United States intends the war to last.
The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.
Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.
Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.
The administration’s shifting justifications for the military operation alarmed Democrats, who said no clear rationale had been given. Republicans struggled to echo the evolving explanations.
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.