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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
ByAnushka Patil March 31, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took questions from reporters for the first time in nearly two weeks.

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Confident of Air Supremacy, U.S. Sends B-52 Bombers Over Iran
ByGreg Jaffe, John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Iran continued to retaliate across the region on Tuesday but markets saw hopes that fighting might ebb. Israel said it would occupy a large chunk of Lebanon even after the war ends.

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Israel Signals Plans to Occupy Southern Lebanon After Ground Invasion
ByEuan Ward March 31, 2026

Israeli forces will control “the entire area” from the border to the Litani River, up to 20 miles into Lebanon, the defense minister said. He indicated Israel would control it after the ground invasion ends.

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Arab World Faces ‘Profound’ Economic Crisis From Iran War, U.N. Agency Warns
ByErika Solomon March 31, 2026

An economic simulation warned that the region’s economy could lose more than $190 billion in just one month, and that Gulf states that have often bankrolled reconstruction efforts will be less able to help.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday
ByEphrat Livni March 31, 2026

Iran maintained that no negotiations have been held with the United States, and said none would while the fighting continues.

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Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats
ByAaron Boxerman, Erika Solomon, Sanam Mahoozi and Thomas Fuller March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

President Trump threatened to hit vital infrastructure in Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened, but he also said that “regime change” had already been achieved.

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Lawsuit Accuses Americans of Political Killings for Hire Overseas
ByVivian Nereim March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Three men working for an American security contractor say the United Arab Emirates paid them to carry out targeted killings in Yemen. One of their targets is suing them in U.S. federal court.

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Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete
ByAmelia Nierenberg March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

President Trump suggested that Iran’s current leaders were “much more reasonable” as he sought to show progress in his war aims. Iran’s power structure appears firmly in control despite a month of U.S.-Israeli attacks.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
ByAnushka Patil March 29, 2026March 30, 2026

Diplomats from around the region met in Pakistan, and the U.S.-Israeli bombardment hit a southern Iranian port, killing at least five people, Iranian state media said.

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A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.
ByNicholas Kulish, Helene Cooper, Isabel Kershner and Erika Solomon March 29, 2026March 29, 2026

A wave of strikes across the Middle East in recent days shows that Iran has not lost the capacity to retaliate.

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