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Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

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Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt
ByEphrat Livni and Johnatan Reiss December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.

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Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela
ByEdward Wong December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
ByEdward Wong and Julian E. Barnes December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
ByNicholas Nehamas, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
ByEdward Wong and Nicholas Nehamas December 11, 2025December 13, 2025

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 8, 2025

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
ByAnton Troianovski December 6, 2025

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

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Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
ByPatrick Healy and Joseph Kahn December 2, 2025

We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.

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