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Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Oil markets shrugged it off, but the effort to hurt Iran could provoke retaliation that inflicts more damage on energy assets and the global economy.

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Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War
ByEdward Wong March 31, 2026April 1, 2026

President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.

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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.
ByErica L. Green March 11, 2026

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.

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Trump’s Actions in Iran and Venezuela Show Limits of U.S. Sanctions
ByAlan Rappeport March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their own.

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As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide
ByDavid E. Sanger March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.

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The World Waited on Edge for Trump’s Thinking on Iran. It’s Still Waiting.
ByAnton Troianovski February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days.

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An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond
ByDavid E. Sanger January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

President Trump has left himself plenty of room for maximal intervention. But there are a host of potential wild cards, each with risks for the president.

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Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It
ByEdward Wong January 4, 2026January 5, 2026

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

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U.S. Oil ‘Quarantine’ of Venezuela Will Remain, and Troops Could Land, Rubio Says
ByEdward Wong January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration would work with Venezuela’s acting leader, Delcy Rodríguez, a Maduro ally, to get foreign investment into the oil industry.

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