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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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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.

Read More Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
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Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change
ByPeter Baker February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on “America first.”

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Iranian Wedding Video Plunges Top Official Into Scandal
ByFarnaz Fassihi October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani oversaw a brutal crackdown on women, but traditional notions of Islamic morality were little on display at his daughter’s wedding.

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Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in Rare Call
ByCatherine Porter and Anton Troianovski July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.

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Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in Rare Call
ByCatherine Porter and Anton Troianovski July 1, 2025

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.

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Iran Casts Cease-Fire as Proof That Its Military Has Prevailed
ByLeily Nikounazar and Vivian Yee June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Officials in Iran were claiming victory, saying that its armed forces had imposed a truce on Israel. But defeat seemed a more accurate reading of recent events.

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