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New Evidence Further Implicates U.S. Missiles in Strikes That Killed 21 Civilians in Iran
ByChristiaan Triebert, John Ismay, Alexander Cardia, Leanne Abraham and Azmat Khan April 10, 2026April 11, 2026

Additional images and video build on an earlier analysis, which the Pentagon has disputed, showing Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, hit a sports hall and residential areas in the Iranian city of Lamerd.

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Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
ByDavid E. Sanger April 5, 2026April 6, 2026

In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.

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U.S. Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran Was Probably Based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, U.K. Airfield
ByStephen Castle April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

A military analyst identified markings consistent with a squadron based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, one of two British bases that host the largest U.S. fighter jet operation in Europe.

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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Iran’s Defenses Have Been Struck, but They Can Still Fire Missiles and Drones
ByNicholas Kulish April 3, 2026April 5, 2026

Iran has sent waves of missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states in recent weeks and shot down an American fighter jet on Friday.

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What U.S. military Pilots Are Trained to Do if Shot Down
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026

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What U.S. military Pilots Are Trained to Do if Shot Down
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026April 4, 2026

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A New U.S. Missile Hit a Sports Hall in Iran. Here’s What We Know About It.
ByJohn Ismay March 30, 2026March 31, 2026

Barely out of prototype testing, the Precision Strike Missile is shrouded in secrecy — including which Persian Gulf countries the Army is launching them from.

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Iranian Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, Officials Say
ByChris Cameron and Eric Schmitt March 28, 2026

The combined missile and drone attack amounted to one of the most serious breaches of American air defenses in the course of the monthlong war with Iran.

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Iranian Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, Officials Say
ByChris Cameron and Eric Schmitt March 28, 2026

The combined missile and drone attack was one of the most serious breaches of U.S. air defenses so far in he monthlong war with Iran.

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