Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain former leader of Iran, in Tehran in 2019.
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Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From a Fast Metastasizing War
A woman cries after seeing the rubble from a building that was hit by airstrikes in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Cuba’s Tourism Industry Is Collapsing as U.S. Moves Deter Travel
Tourists in an old American car used as a taxi last month in Havana.
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Where Are China’s A.I. Doomers?
Service robots on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.
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What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election
People attending a campaign rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.
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After U.S. Attacks on Iran, FIFA Grapples With How to Handle the World Cup
Iran’s national soccer team before a World Cup qualifying match in Tehran in March 2025.
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As Trump Bashes Spain on Military Spending, German Chancellor Merz Looks On
President Trump with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Mr. Merz did not object as Mr. Trump rebuked European allies.
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U.S. Hunts for Militants as the Nigerian Military Is Accused of Inaction
Razed homes are seen days after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, last month.
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In Myanmar, Junta Leader Eyes the Title of President
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing leaving a polling station in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in December.
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U.S. Attacks on Iran Test Fragile Truce With China
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, right, and the country’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Beijing last month.
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Germany Has Ratcheted Up Defense Spending. In Europe, That Worries Some People.
A training drill in Ahlen, Germany, in November. The country is already spending much more money on its military than its European partners are, according to spending trackers
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Iran’s Strategy: Expand the War, Increase the Cost, Outlast Trump
The aftermath of a strike in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Iran is working to enlarge the battlefield.
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How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries
Extinguishing a fire at the site of an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
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NATO air defenses shoot down Iranian missile headed toward Turkey
Iranians crossing into Turkey in Van, Turkey, on Tuesday. Turkey, a NATO member, shares a 300-mile border with Iran.
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Spain’s Leader, Rejecting Iran War, Escalates Long Feud With Trump
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain speaking in Madrid in February. Mr. Sánchez, facing political strife at home, has sought to distinguish his policies from those of President Trump.
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Iranian Navy Ship Sinks Near Coast of Sri Lanka, With Dozens Feared Dead
An ambulance at the naval headquarters in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. Sri Lanka said it had rescued 32 critically injured sailors after their ship sank earlier in the day.
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Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
Black smoke over Tehran following airstrikes on Tuesday.
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On Iran, Vance Balances Between Trump and the Anti-Intervention Right
Vice President JD Vance at the White House last month.
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Carney Says That Canada’s Support for Airstrikes Came ‘With Regret’
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said Iran had persisted in its nuclear ambitions in defiance of years of diplomatic efforts, but he also criticized the United States and Israel.
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Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei, the Son and Possible Successor of Iran’s Supreme Leader?
A handout image from Iran state media of Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2024.
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Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War
President Trump attempted to extinguish the idea that Israel forced the United States to enter a war with Iran.
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Iranians Viewed by U.S. as Potential Leaders Died in Strikes, Trump Says
Tehran after airstrikes on Tuesday. President Trump said that he had made the decision to go to war to pre-empt Iran, which he claimed was about to attack.
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Nearly 900 People Have Been Killed in Fighting in the Middle East
Smoke rising on Tuesday after a strike west of Tehran.
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Trump Letter to Congress Justifying Iran Strikes Outlines No Imminent Threat
A letter from President Trump submitted to Congress on Monday said the military attack on Iran was designed to “neutralize Iran’s malign activities.”
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Rubio Walks Back Suggestion That Israel Forced U.S. Hand in Iran Strikes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
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Trump Says U.S. Navy Might Escort Oil and Gas Tankers in Persian Gulf
President Trump said the U.S. Navy was prepared to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The price of oil fell slightly after his announcement.
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Trump Lays Out His ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran
A black flag flying over Tehran on Monday after Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Trump Threatens to End Trade With Spain
President Trump had several complaints about Spain, including that it has not increased its NATO defense spending to a level he set.
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How Iran Is Using Drones to Retaliate Against the U.S. and Allies
Smoke rising from a building that was hit in an Iranian drone strike in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday.
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Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School
A picture made available by Iranian state-run media of the funeral of the victims of a strike on an elementary school. The school, adjacent to a naval base, was in session on Saturday when an airstrike hit it, killing 175 people, Iranian officials and rights groups said.
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Trapped Between U.S. and Iran, Gulf Countries Face Nightmare Scenario
An explosion in an industrial zone in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Iran has fired more than a thousand missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.
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Emirati Leaders, Seeking to Project Calm, Go to the Mall
The Dubai Mall on Tuesday. Emirati politicians filmed a video there on Monday.
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Israeli Plans Include Option of Going Deeper Into Lebanon, Officials Say
The site of an Israeli strike in Sidon, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
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Western Governments Rush to Help Stranded Travelers in the Middle East
Airplanes parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday, as travelers from Europe and the United States rushed to find routes out of the Middle East.
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A Critical Nuclear Site in Iran Is Spared During U.S.-Israeli Airstrikes, for Now
A uranium processing plant in Isfahan, which hosts one of Iran’s major nuclear sites, seen in 2005 during its early stages of development. Experts suspect that mountains near the site, like those to the right, now harbor a complex of tunnels where Iran keeps a batch of uranium sufficient to make nine or 10 atomic bombs.
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U.S. and Israel Striking Iran Security Agencies That Helped Crush Protests
A police station destroyed by U.S.-Israel airstrikes, seen during a government media tour on Tuesday.
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Israel Seizes Chance to Crush Hezbollah and Remake Mideast Amid Iran War
A worker breaking down structural steel after American airstrikes on Tehran on Monday.
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When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, left, with President Trump in October.
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Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock
Firefighters at the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on Monday, after a drone attack. The Middle East is the source of 30 percent of the world’s oil.
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‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
People are standing behind a yellow line after a police station on Niloufar street was hit by US-Israel attacks and damaged the next door buildings in Tehran on Monday.
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Under Pressure from Trump, Cuban Leader Calls for ‘Urgent’ Economic Change
President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba, center, at a funeral in January for those killed in U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
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Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution
President Trump in Corpus Christi, Texas, last week. His sudden embrace of U.S. military power is a stunning reversal.
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Can Trump Legally Kill Iran’s Leader?
A woman holding a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei during a rally in Tehran last month.
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British Columbia Moving to Permanent Daylight Saving Time, Changing Clocks for the Last Time Sunday
As Iran Retaliates, U.S. Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Live Updates: Turkey Says NATO Shot Down Iranian Missile Heading to Turkish Airspace
These American Service Members Died in the Iran Conflict
A Fight About the Future of War
Why Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Be Difficult