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Iranian Missile Hits Israeli Hospital as Trump Appears to Put Off U.S. Action
ByAdam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Tyler Pager and Michael Levenson June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

President Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether the United States would intervene militarily in the war against Iran, according to the White House press secretary.

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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall
ByRoger Cohen June 19, 2025June 20, 2025

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

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Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.
ByPatrick Kingsley, Adam Rasgon, Ronen Bergman, Natan Odenheimer and Julian E. Barnes June 19, 2025June 20, 2025

Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel
ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg, Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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Oil Prices Climb as Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Surrender’
ByRebecca F. Elliott June 17, 2025

They rose more than 4 percent as traders wondered if the United States would take a more active role in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader
ByDavid E. Sanger June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender
ByNatan Odenheimer, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.

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Who Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader?
ByEuan Ward June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

The cleric has ruled for more than three decades, spearheading a policy of backing proxy groups to wield influence across the Middle East.

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‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.
ByMichael Crowley June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.
ByDavid E. Sanger June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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