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Iran’s Attack on a U.S. Base in Qatar Is a Nightmare Come True for Gulf States
ByVivian Nereim June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

The countries have long worried about being sucked into regional war as they juggle relations with Washington, their security guarantor, while seeking to improve ties with Tehran.

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Rubio Fleshes Out Trump’s Case That Iran Nuclear Capacity Was Eliminated
ByDavid E. Sanger June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. strikes had destroyed a facility that is key to turning highly enriched nuclear fuel into a working bomb. He railed against a less optimistic U.S. intelligence report.

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What to Know about Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
ByLara Jakes, Yan Zhuang and Eric Schmitt June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

About 10,000 troops are stationed at the base, which serves as the regional headquarters for the U.S. Central Command.

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Around Military Bases in the U.S., Unease Over What Comes Next
ByKatie Benner, Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Jamie McGee and Valerie Crowder June 23, 2025

Service members, veterans and their families expressed differing views on the airstrikes but shared concern over the safety of American troops.

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‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites
ByKiana Hayeri and Vivian Nereim June 22, 2025

In phone interviews, people in Iran voiced fear, sorrow and grief after waking up to the news of strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.

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‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites
ByKiana Hayeri and Vivian Nereim June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

In phone interviews, people in Iran voiced fear, sorrow and grief after waking up to the news of strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.

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Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Said to Look Severely Damaged, Not Destroyed
ByEric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

Initial military assessments of the buried nuclear site contrast with the statement on the strike there made by President Trump.

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Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites
ByHelene Cooper and John Ismay June 22, 2025

B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

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Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites
ByHelene Cooper and John Ismay June 22, 2025

B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

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Will Iran Again Sip the ‘Poison’ of a Forced Peace, or Escalate?
BySteven Erlanger June 22, 2025

The Supreme Leader may choose to back down after a first round of retaliation, or prefer martyrdom and building a nuclear weapon.

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