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Democrats Condemn Trump’s Iran Threats as Some Call for His Removal
ByMegan Mineiro and Michael Gold April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

More than 70 Democratic lawmakers, questioning his mental fitness, called for the president’s removal from office through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.

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Trump Says He Has Agreed to a 2-Week Cease-Fire With Iran
ByTyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi, Julian E. Barnes, Ronen Bergman and Michael Levenson April 7, 2026April 8, 2026

President Trump announced the deal hours after threatening that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not allow commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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Some Republicans Vent Concern as Party Backs Trump’s Iran Threat
ByRobert Jimison April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Senator Ron Johnson said he hoped President Trump was making empty threats, but most in the G.O.P. cheered his warning that Iran’s “whole civilization” would be wiped out.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Struggles to Justify Trump’s Threats
ByGreg Jaffe April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The president’s apocalyptic rhetoric clashes with the responsibility of Gen. Dan Caine to protect the military’s honor.

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As Deadline Nears, Confusion Over U.S.-Iran Talks Swirls Worldwide
ByMichael Crowley April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

U.S., Iranian, Israeli and other officials offered varying accounts about the state of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

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Trump’s Threat to Wipe Out a ‘Whole Civilization’ Appalls Some Conservatives
ByNick Corasaniti April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and Senator Ron Johnson were among those pushing back against President Trump’s threats toward Iran.

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Pentagon Stays Mum on School Strike, Even as Trump Boasts of Iran Rescue
ByMegan Mineiro April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

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U.S. Warns of Cyberattacks Tied to Iran on Water and Energy Systems
ByDavid E. Sanger April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The warning did not name specific facilities that had been struck or say whether any damage had been done.

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Iranian Officials Say Indirect Talks With U.S. Ended After Trump’s Latest Threat
ByFarnaz Fassihi April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

As the United States’ 8 p.m. deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz approaches, Iran vowed to retaliate if its power plants were attacked.

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What Defines a Civilian Target in War?
ByThomas Gibbons-Neff April 7, 2026

It is illegal for any military to target civilians, as President Trump has suggested he would in threats against Iran. But the U.S. has sought significant leeway in defining a civilian target.

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