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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy

The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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Inside Trump’s Second Term

We talk to Jonathan Swan about how foreign leaders use leverage, strength and personal dynamics to manage the president.

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In the Oval Office on Monday.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

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President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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In Egypt, Xi Challenges America’s Influence in the Middle East

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.

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Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program Is Unclear, U.N. Watchdog Says

As the war sputters on, an internal report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s refusal to grant access to its inspectors was an urgent concern.

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Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at the United Nations in July. A new agency report highlighted its lack of access to Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Attacks in Black Sea Threaten to Strangle Global Grain Supply

Strikes on ports and vessels by both Russia and Ukraine have left farmers facing ruin and could cause another worldwide food shock.

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A field in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolvaiv in August. Despite a strong growing season, attacks on Black Sea shipping routes have choked off exports.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Docks in Thailand, Giving Weary Crew a Break

Thousands of sailors and Marines serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which came into the spotlight because of a tough deployment in the war in Iran.

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Crew members on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived at the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
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