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The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the U.S.-Iran Fight Over the Strait of Hormuz

15 juillet 2026 à 07:26
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.

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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday.

At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

14 juillet 2026 à 19:01
The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.

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A banner in Tehran last week threatening President Trump.

At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

14 juillet 2026 à 19:01
The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.

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A banner in Tehran last week threatening President Trump.

Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls

13 juillet 2026 à 20:38
After several days of strikes, the president notified Congress that fighting had begun again and announced shipping fees that his administration previously deemed illegal.

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Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz last month.

Hamas Forces Interfered With Aid Distribution, U.N. Says

13 juillet 2026 à 17:47
A raid by armed personnel led the World Food Program to suspend its operations in one part of Gaza, the U.N. said. Hamas disputed the accusations.

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Israel’s war against Hamas has left homes largely destroyed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Lebanese Hold Fast to Their Land Despite Threat of Long Israeli Occupation

13 juillet 2026 à 05:06
Entire towns in southern Lebanon have been hollowed out by the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Some residents have stayed, fearing permanent displacement.

Soldiers escorted Haneen Sayed, the minister of social affairs, through the town of Arqoub in southern Lebanon in May.

How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal

12 juillet 2026 à 12:43
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.”

How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal

12 juillet 2026 à 12:43
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.”

U.S. Strikes Iran After Iran Fires on Ship in Strait of Hormuz

11 juillet 2026 à 21:08
Iran’s attack on a container ship came hours after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman about opening the strait to traffic.

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The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s blockade of the strait, that has yet to be borne out.

The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again. Is the Cease-Fire Over?

Eric Schmitt, a New York Times National Security correspondent, analyzes recent skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran and whether they threaten ongoing negotiations for a peace deal.

Bombing Iran Didn’t Work for Trump. Neither Did a Tentative Cease-Fire. Is There a Plan C?

9 juillet 2026 à 21:05
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.

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President Trump at the White House on Monday. The United States has bombed more than 170 Iranian military targets over two nights this week as a cease-fire unraveled.

Bombing Iran Didn’t Work for Trump. Neither Did a Tentative Cease-Fire. Is There a Plan C?

9 juillet 2026 à 21:05
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.

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President Trump at the White House on Monday. The United States has bombed more than 170 Iranian military targets over two nights this week as a cease-fire unraveled.

As U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iran, Prospect of All-Out War Rises

9 juillet 2026 à 17:03
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. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators

3 juillet 2026 à 14:10
Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, with Abbas Araghchi, center, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with Vice President JD Vance and the American delegation.

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

2 juillet 2026 à 20:33
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.

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Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, has met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seven times since President Trump returned to office.

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

2 juillet 2026 à 20:33
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.

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Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, has met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seven times since President Trump returned to office.

U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators

2 juillet 2026 à 14:53
Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, with Abbas Araghchi, center, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with Vice President JD Vance and the American delegation.

Trump Suggestion of a Syrian Crackdown on Hezbollah Confounds Many in Mideast

1 juillet 2026 à 05:42
During peace talks, President Trump repeatedly floated the idea that Syria could help subdue Hezbollah in Lebanon. The proposal revived bitter memories.

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A man in the village of Nabatieh al Fawka, Lebanon. He returned earlier this week after fleeing heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in the area.

Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

29 juin 2026 à 08:34
Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power.

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Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon

28 juin 2026 à 05:00
Dahiya, a sprawling area and Hezbollah stronghold, is stirring back to life amid a tense truce with Israel. “This war has brought so much loss,” one resident said.

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A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms.

Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut

27 juin 2026 à 13:13
Supporters welcomed the agreement as a step toward curtailing Iran’s influence within Lebanon, but others took to the streets, calling it a capitulation.

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People in Beirut protesting against the agreement that was signed late Friday between Israel, Lebanon and the United States.
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