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The U.S. Is Sending More Warplanes to the Middle East, Officials Say

F-16 and F-35 jets were en route to the region from Europe, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.

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Fighter jets stationed in Germany and Britain are being deployed to the Middle East according to officials.
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Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.

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“We’re going to knock out all their power plants,” President Trump told Fox News this week. “We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”
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Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.

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“We’re going to knock out all their power plants,” President Trump told Fox News this week. “We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”
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U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes With No Sign of Backing Down

On the fifth straight day of fighting, the U.S. launched a 90-minute attack on Iran, while Tehran targeted Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.

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A billboard depicting a burning White House and text reading “blood for blood” on the facade of a building in Tehran’s Palestine Square on Wednesday.
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Trump Reimposes Naval Blockade, as U.S. and Iran Escalate Strikes

After several days of attacks, Tehran and Washington have effectively reverted to the state of open conflict that existed before the United States and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in June.

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Ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Monday.
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How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal

President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.

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President Trump at Joint Base Andrews on Thursday. He recently said the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran was “over.”
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Trump Says Negotiations With Iran Will Continue as U.S. Ramps Up Strikes

U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats.

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The funeral procession in Tehran on Thursday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former leader, who was killed in February during U.S. and Israeli military strikes on his country.
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As U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iran, Prospect of All-Out War Rises

American officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

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U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions After Tanker Attacks

The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global sales of Iranian oil.

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Negotiations between Iran and the United States have been paused until after multiday funeral ceremonies in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader who was killed on the first day of the war.
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