Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge as Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman For Talks
Recent clashes between the U.S. and Iran, and a vow by the ayatollah to avenge his father’s death, further eroded a shaky cease-fire signed last month. NYT Top Stories | News…
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Bombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C?
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. NYT Top Stories | News…
Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Still a Question Mark
Without the details of a formal agreement, it is unclear how soon normal shipping will resume and when oil prices will start to come down. NYT Top Stories | News…
China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot
Plus, a surprise reversal in the Murdaugh murder case. NYT Top Stories | News…
Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
The president is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise. NYT Top Stories | News…
Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs
Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. NYT Top Stories | News…
Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality
President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States. NYT Top Stories | News…
New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers
Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend. NYT Top Stories | News…
Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants
President Trump has told Iran it must open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday or face the consequences, although he has delayed previous deadlines. NYT Top Stories | News…
U.S. Rescues Missing Air Force Officer Whose Fighter Jet Was Downed by Iran
An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection. NYT Top Stories | News…