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Ukraine Spent Big to Shield Energy Industry From Drones. Is the Mideast Next?
ByAndrew E. Kramer March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

With the use of electronic jamming systems and interceptor drones, the Ukrainian national oil and gas company may be a model for others.

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Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War
ByGreg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

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Sidelined by War With Iran, Gaza Residents Remain in Limbo
ByBilal Shbair, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir March 23, 2026

The new war has led to panic buying and a surge in food prices for Gazans as they try to recover from Israel’s two-year offensive against Hamas.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
ByEphrat Livni March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

The Israeli military said its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon would intensify, while Iran threatened to attack civilian infrastructure if President Trump followed through with an ultimatum.

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Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon
ByAaron Boxerman March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Israel Katz, the defense minister, said he ordered troops to destroy more bridges and buildings in southern Lebanon, stoking worries that Israel was widening a military-controlled buffer zone there.

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Trump Signals Retreat From Goal of Regime Change in Iran
ByDavid E. Sanger March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

In the first days of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Mr. Trump pressed for a popular uprising against Tehran’s government.

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A Look at the Escalating Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
ByLuke Broadwater, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

There are several ways the United States could attempt to reopen the waterway, all of which carry substantial risks.

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U.S. Attacks Iranian Targets to Try to Open Strait of Hormuz
ByAdam Rasgon, Eric Schmitt, Francesca Regalado and Michael Levenson March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.

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Over 200 Ukrainian Experts in Middle East to Help Fight Drones, Zelensky Says
ByCassandra Vinograd March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries in the region have asked for Kyiv’s assistance. Russia has launched such drones against Ukraine for years.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
ByEphrat Livni March 18, 2026

The deaths of two top Iranian officials were announced on Tuesday, while President Trump once again lashed out at NATO allies who refused to aid the U.S. war effort against Iran.

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