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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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Turkey Says NATO Defenses Shot Down a Third Iranian Missile
ByNimet Kirac and Ben Hubbard March 13, 2026

Turkey did not say where the missile was intercepted. But residents near Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, reported hearing sirens and a loud boom.

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Oil Prices and Stocks Swing Wildly as Iran and Israel Launch New Strikes
ByAaron Boxerman, Farnaz Fassihi, Richard Pérez-Peña and Thomas Fuller March 9, 2026

Oil prices and stocks initially swung wildly, and Iran’s foreign minister promised “surprises,” calling the strikes against his country “Operation Epic Mistake.”

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Oil Prices and Stocks Swing Wildly as Iran and Israel Launch New Strikes
ByAaron Boxerman, Farnaz Fassihi, Richard Pérez-Peña and Thomas Fuller March 9, 2026

Oil prices and stocks initially swung wildly, and Iran’s foreign minister promised “surprises,” calling the strikes against his country “Operation Epic Mistake.”

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Trial of Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s Rival, Begins in Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur March 9, 2026

Ekrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption, clashed with the judge and criticized the trial as baseless.

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Is the Trial of Erdogan’s Top Rival More About Corruption or Politics?
ByBen Hubbard, Gulsin Harman and Safak Timur March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey’s president is trying to eliminate a political foe.

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The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different | Ali Vaez
ByAli Vaez March 5, 2026

Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? It’s neither – as those attacking it are finding outWhen the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on 28 February, the campaign was structured like a textbook ai…

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Iran’s Friends Include China and Russia. But Where are They Now?
ByBen Hubbard March 5, 2026

Iran maintains ties with a range of countries, including Turkey, India, Russia and China. Yet in this war, their support is mostly rhetoric.

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As Attacks Spread, War With Iran Reaches Far Beyond Mideast
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes and Michael Levenson March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

NATO downed a missile fired by Iran at Turkey, and a U.S. sub sank an Iranian Navy ship off Sri Lanka, thousands of miles from the war zone.

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NATO Air Defenses Shoot Down Iranian Missile Headed Toward Turkey
ByBen Hubbard March 4, 2026March 5, 2026

The ballistic missile was shot down by NATO forces before it reached Turkish territory. Turkey’s defense ministry said the missile was detected to have been launched from Iran.

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