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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

ByJonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman

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

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

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

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

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.