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Oil Prices Climb as Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Surrender’
ByRebecca F. Elliott June 17, 2025

They rose more than 4 percent as traders wondered if the United States would take a more active role in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader
ByDavid E. Sanger June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.
ByDavid E. Sanger June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
ByJonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

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Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate
ByDavid E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan June 17, 2025

Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.

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Democrat Seeks to Limit Trump’s War Powers Amid Middle East Escalation
ByRobert Jimison June 16, 2025

A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”

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France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
ByRoger Cohen June 16, 2025

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist
ByAdam Goldman, Haley Willis, Erika Solomon and Christiaan Triebert June 15, 2025

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.

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