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More Infrastructure Sites in Gulf Countries Are Attacked
ByAurelien Breeden April 3, 2026

In Kuwait, an Iranian attack on Friday damaged a power and water desalination plant, officials said. Both sides in the Iran war have ramped up strikes on civilian targets.

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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs, Christina Thornell, Coleman Lowndes and Whitney Shefte April 3, 2026

Our White House reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs parses some of President Trump’s conflicting messages about the war with Iran.

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Macron Voices Europe’s Frustration With Trump’s Handling of Iran War
ByMark Landler, Erika Solomon and Thomas Fuller April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron of France expressed disapproval about President Trump’s handling of the war against Iran on Thursday, chastising him for speaking cavalierly in a speech.

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Trump Hails Strike on Iranian Bridge, Warning ‘More to Follow’
ByEuan Ward, Edward Wong and Parin Behrooz April 2, 2026April 3, 2026

Iran state media said eight people had been killed in the attack and dozens wounded. A local official said the bridge, in the mountains, was not yet in operation and that the people had been nearby when the attack happened.

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Trump Says He’ll End the Iran War in Weeks. What If He Can’t?
ByDavid E. Sanger April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Iran
ByLuke Broadwater and Tyler Pager April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

President Trump did not define a clear path out of the conflict, which he estimated would end within three weeks.

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Transcript: Trump’s Speech on Iran War
ByThe New York Times April 2, 2026

The president made his case for the U.S. attack, and said that the main objectives had been achieved.

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In Speech, Trump Is Expected to Call Iran War a Success
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

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Trump Initially Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.
ByEdward Wong April 1, 2026April 2, 2026

The United States and Israel have done significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities. But Iran still fires missiles, has nuclear material and coordinates with militias in the region.

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Iran Is Skeptical About Diplomacy, U.S. Intelligence Says
ByEdward Wong and Julian E. Barnes April 1, 2026April 2, 2026

Any decision by Iran to keep fighting would complicate President Trump’s stated goal of trying to end the war within weeks.

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