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April 9, 2026
Disagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
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April 9, 2026
Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal
After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.
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April 6, 2026
Iran’s 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions
As President Trump’s deadline for new attacks loomed, Iran conveyed its conditions through Pakistani intermediaries.
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March 31, 2026
U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb
Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned deadly attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon and called for de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
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March 24, 2026
United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War
The 15-point plan was delivered via Pakistan, whose army chief has emerged as the key interlocutor between the United States and Iran, officials say.
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March 24, 2026
Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage
President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.
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March 23, 2026
Iranians Fear Trump’s Threat to Strike Power Plants
With President Trump threatening to strike Iranian power plants, some war-weary civilians are panicking over a possible new debacle.
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March 20, 2026
A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President
In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.
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March 17, 2026
What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official
One of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest confidants, Mr. Larijani emerged as the face of the government after Mr. Khamenei was killed.
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March 16, 2026
Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei
The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.
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March 11, 2026
World Heritage Sites Hit in Airstrikes on Iran
Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.
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March 11, 2026
Iranians Feel the War Is ‘Closing In,’ and Bondi Is Said to Move Because of Threats
Plus, iPads in kindergarten.
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March 11, 2026
New Iranian Leader Was Wounded Early in the War, Iranian and Israeli Officials Say
Officials say Mojtaba Khamanei’s legs were hurt, but the circumstances as well as the extent of his injuries were unclear. He has remained out of view since being announced as leader three days ago.
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March 9, 2026
Fear and Hope for Iranians Trapped Between Bombs and Defiant Rulers
Many in Iran feel helpless in the face of their entrenched system, and some are becoming increasingly embittered by the fierce American and Israeli bombardment.
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March 8, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei, Son of Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader, Is a Mysterious Figure
The succession of the slain leader’s son is seen as a signal of the Islamic republic’s defiance of Israel and the United States, and of continuity during crisis.
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March 7, 2026
In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.
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March 5, 2026
Iran delays naming a new leader out of security concerns, officials say.
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March 5, 2026
Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.
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March 3, 2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
If Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen by Iran’s senior clerics, it may signal a victory for hard-liners, an analyst said.
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March 3, 2026
‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
Many residents of Tehran managed to get out of town when the U.S. and Israel attack began, but others who could not described living under bombardment.
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March 1, 2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
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March 1, 2026
Iranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death
Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
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February 28, 2026
Chaos and Panic Grip Tehran as Airstrikes Shake City
Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.
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February 27, 2026
U.S. and Iranian Officials Wrap Up Latest Round of Talks
Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
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February 26, 2026
A Deal or War? Crucial Talks to Begin Between U.S. and Iran
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
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February 22, 2026
Inside Iran’s Preparation for War and Plans for Survival
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures possible war and assassination.
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February 16, 2026
Iran’s Protests Have Ended, but the Anger and Pain Haven’t
In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.
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February 13, 2026
Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.
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February 5, 2026
U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format.
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January 16, 2026
Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran
Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.
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