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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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Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran
ByVivian Nereim June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.

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Great-Grandson of Islamic Republic’s Founder Was in Streets as Israel Fired on Tehran
ByFarnaz Fassihi June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.

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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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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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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran
ByChristina Goldbaum June 17, 2025

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate
ByDavid E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan June 17, 2025

Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.

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France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
ByRoger Cohen June 16, 2025

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

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