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March 30, 2026
Israel to Vote on Death Penalty Targeting Palestinians Guilty of Lethal Attacks
The bill is broadly popular and expected to pass. Critics say it would strip away many of the safeguards intended to preserve due process, including the possibility of a pardon.
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March 25, 2026
U.S. and Iran Are Talking About Ways to End Their War: What to Know
The United States is discussing ways to end hostilities with Iran, even as President Trump continues to threaten attacks and as the Pentagon dispatches more troops.
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March 22, 2026
Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon
Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed troops to destroy more bridges and buildings in southern Lebanon, stoking worries that Israel could expand a military-controlled buffer zone there.
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March 19, 2026
Iranian Missile Attack Leaves 3 Palestinians Dead in West Bank
Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.
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March 7, 2026
Iranian President’s Apology to Neighboring Gulf States Showcases Leadership Rifts
Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, apologized for the waves of strikes hitting Gulf states, then hours later claimed Iran had not attacked its “friendly and neighboring countries” in this war.
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March 7, 2026
How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School
Malachy Browne of our Visual Investigations team describes what satellite imagery and other evidence tell us about who might be responsible for an airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran...
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March 5, 2026
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were...
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March 2, 2026
3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says
Separately, a drone attack hit the U.S. Embassy compound in the Persian Gulf state, as Iran continues to target American assets across the Middle East.
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February 28, 2026
Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes
At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.
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February 28, 2026
Israelis Take Shelter as Sirens Warn of Incoming Missiles
People across the country took cover from Iran’s retaliatory strikes. “Oh, I did not miss this sound,” one woman said of the air raid alerts.
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February 26, 2026
Israelis Are Waiting for War With Iran, Again
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
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February 19, 2026
In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are s...
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February 17, 2026
U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions
President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.
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February 17, 2026
U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions
President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.
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February 11, 2026
Trump to Meet Netanyahu in Washington Amid Tensions With Iran
It will be the sixth visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the United States to meet with President Trump since the president began his second term.
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February 5, 2026
What Restrictions Are Democrats Demanding for Immigration Agents?
Democrats say they will not support a spending bill to keep the Homeland Security Department running without new restrictions on federal agents.
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January 28, 2026
U.S. allies in the Middle East have been pressing for weeks to prevent a conflict with Iran.
Diplomats in the region have spent weeks trying to prevent a confrontation that they say risks a wider conflict.
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January 17, 2026
World Leaders Consider Joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
The clash came as world leaders were deciding whether to join President Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
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January 13, 2026
Son of Deposed Shah of Iran Seeks Center Stage Amid Protests
Reza Pahlavi, living in exile in the United States, has long marketed himself as a future leader of Iran. His father’s repressive legacy casts a long shadow.
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