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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

Par :Elisabeth Bumiller
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, in the Oval Office in March 2003.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg · Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson
President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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Tehran, the Iranian capital, after an Israeli strike on Wednesday.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

© Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock

The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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Iran Crisis Overshadowed as Senators Squabble at Hearing

Par :Greg Jaffe
A hearing featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth exposed a major divide over the dangers of using U.S. troops domestically.

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Senators asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions about domestic military use and the names of bases during a hearing ostensibly about the defense budget.
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader

Par :David E. Sanger
The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Canada on Monday.
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader

Par :David E. Sanger
The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Canada on Monday.
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What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program

Par :Lara Jakes
Since shortly after it was founded in 1948, Israel has been intent on building a nuclear program to ensure its survival.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at United Nations General Assembly last year. Experts believe that Israel has been expanding its secretive nuclear program.
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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.

Par :David E. Sanger
The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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President Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, on Monday. Since returning to Washington, he has been active on social media with messages about Iran.
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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.

Par :David E. Sanger
The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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President Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, on Monday. Since returning to Washington, he has been active on social media with messages about Iran.
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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Par :Jonathan 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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Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.
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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Par :Jonathan 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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Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.
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Underground Halls at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Atomic Watchdog Says

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg
The International Atomic Energy Agency had initially said that the Friday attack had destroyed the aboveground part of the Natanz fuel enrichment plant, but its latest statement indicates more significant damage.

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A satellite image of the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran on Sunday.
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‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky

Par :Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Abu Bakr Bashir
The Gaza health ministry said that more than 50 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, and 20 on Monday, as they waited at food distribution sites.

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Palestinians carrying aid from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Rafah, southern Gaza, last week.
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Appeals Court Seems Inclined to Let Trump Control National Guard in L.A. for Now

Par :Charlie Savage and Laurel Rosenhall
A three-judge panel sounded skeptical of California’s arguments that President Trump should return control of National Guard troops to the state.

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A three-judge panel is considering whether the Trump administration can continue directing National Guard troops in California.
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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

Par :Christina Goldbaum
Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.
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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10

Par :Constant Méheut
It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in almost a year, and came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.

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Ukrainian rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate

Par :David 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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Iranians lined up at gas stations as they fled Tehran on Monday.
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Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate

Par :David 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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Iranians lined up at gas stations as they fled Tehran on Monday.
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Naval Academy Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit After Dropping Race-Conscious Admissions

Par :Anemona Hartocollis
The academy had argued for years that a diverse officer corps was essential to strong troop morale and national security.

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The U.S. Naval Academy graduation last month in Annapolis, Md.
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Ukraine Takes First Step Toward Carrying Out Minerals Deal With U.S.

Par :Constant Méheut
The government is trying to show the Trump administration that it can deliver on the agreement.

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In a handout image from Ukraine’s government, Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, and Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, signed the minerals deal in Washington in April.
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How Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Questions.

Par :Vivian Yee
Iran is often portrayed as one of the world’s most dangerous actors, but with its attacks on Iranian defenses, nuclear sites and proxy militias, Israel has exposed a compromised and weakened adversary.

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Turning a Page, Germans Try Celebrating Their Recent Veterans

Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
In a changed world, Germany’s government is trying to recruit more soldiers. A first step? Getting citizens to appreciate their military again.

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Taking a selfie at Germany’s first Veterans Day celebration in Berlin on Sunday.
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Sahel Crisis Goes Coastal as Insurgents Push Toward the Atlantic

Par :Elian Peltier and Arlette Bashizi
Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.

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The Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out.

Par :Greg Jaffe
Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.

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As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper

Par :Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

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White House officials have said little about goals for the summit, but they are facing a self-imposed deadline of early July to reach trade deals.
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As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper

Par :Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

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White House officials have said little about goals for the summit, but they are facing a self-imposed deadline of early July to reach trade deals.
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Israel Diminished Iran’s Air Defenses in Rounds of Strikes

Par :Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer
Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

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Israeli strikes in Tehran on Sunday. The attacks have highlighted Iran’s lack of preparedness for war.
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Deployed to Meet an ‘Invasion,’ Marines Were Once Invaders of Mexico

Par :Jazmine Ulloa
Many Mexican Americans remember that California became part of the United States after a 19th century war that cost Mexico more than half its territory.

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A Marine patrolled on Friday at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles.
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Close Trump Allies Sponsored the Military Parade, Raising Ethical Concerns

Par :Minho Kim
Federal regulations prohibit government employees from using their public office for private gain.

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Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, sponsored the event commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday.
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Israel Wakes Up to More Casualties After Second Night of Fighting

Par :Aaron Boxerman · Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Gabby Sobelman
Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.

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A building damaged by an Iranian missile attack in Bat Yam, Israel, on Sunday.
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What to Know About the New Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was appointed to lead the group after his predecessor, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

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Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi speaking in Tehran last year. He has served as defense and interior minister, and the United States and others have imposed sanctions on him for human rights violations.
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Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead

Par :Steven Erlanger
The push to do a deal on the country’s nuclear program could be revived, even after the Israeli strikes scuppered the latest round of talks.

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Lebanon this month. On Sunday, he said that Iran remains open to negotiations on nuclear weapons.
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Israel’s Attack in Iran Echoes Its Strategy Against Hezbollah

Par :Neil MacFarquhar
Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?

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A rally in Tehran in support of the Iranian government on Saturday following attacks by Israel.
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Trump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas

Par :Peter Baker
The seemingly disparate postures of recent days speak to the president’s complicated relationship with the military.

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Members of the Air Assault Band of the 101st Airborne Division practicing before the military parade in Washington set for Saturday.
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Israel Expands Attack to Include Iran’s Oil and Gas Industry

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
Iran has been battling an acute energy crisis for months because of gas shortages, and repairing any damage would both be costly and take significant time.

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A natural gas refinery at the South Pars gas field in Bushehr Province, Iran, in 2019.
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Israel Expands Attack to Include Iran’s Oil and Gas Industry

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
Iran has been battling an acute energy crisis for months because of gas shortages, and repairing any damage would both be costly and take significant time.

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A natural gas refinery at the South Pars gas field in Bushehr Province, Iran, in 2019.
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Israel and Ukraine Show How Drone Smuggling Is Powerful New War Technique

Par :Lara Jakes
Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

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People gathered on a hilltop in Tehran on Friday, after attacks by Israel.
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What’s Going On in the Middle East?

Par :Katrin Bennhold · Patrick Kingsley · Melanie Bencosme · Nikolay Nikolov · Christina Thornell · Christina Shaman and Laura Salaberry
In sweeping attacks that started Friday, Israel struck at the regime in Tehran, hitting Iranian nuclear and military assets. Iran retaliated with barrages of ballistic missiles and drones. It is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries. To understand what’s happening in the region, Katrin Bennhold, a New York Times senior writer, spoke with Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief.
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