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April 9, 2026
U.S. talks with Iran are still on despite tests of ceasefire
The ceasefire U.S.-Iran deal became even more fragile Thursday as Iran said Israeli strikes in Lebanon overnight violated the agreement.
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April 8, 2026
Netanyahu says ceasefire doesn't include Lebanon. Then 50 Israeli jets drop 160 bombs
Israel continues attacking Hezbollah, saying Lebanon is not included in the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran.
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April 7, 2026
'We just want to stay home': A Lebanese village under Israeli occupation
Israeli military leaders repeatedly vow to invade all of south Lebanon and expel hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents they consider to be Hezbollah supporters.
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April 6, 2026
Trump holds fast to Tuesday deadline, threatening Iran's bridges and power plants
Trump said he was optimistic about the prospects of working with a newly installed Iranian government. But Tehran dismissed the diplomatic overtures as "unrealistic."
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April 5, 2026
After daring rescue inside Iran, bellowing threats from Trump
President Trump threatened to escalate strikes if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. Details emerge of a U.S. airman's rescue in Iran.
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April 3, 2026
U.S. rescues pilot who ejected after fighter jet was shot down by Iran, officials say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has maintained for weeks that the U.S. has crippled Iran's air defense systems.
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March 30, 2026
Trump says 'serious' talks are occurring, threatens strikes on Iran energy, water sites
President Trump threatened strikes on Iran energy sites and water infrastructure as regional attacks intensified and ceasefire talks remained uncertain.
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March 30, 2026
The 30-second kidnapping — and a family's years-long fight for the truth
Using tribal power and rigorous detective work, a family of an army officer in Yemen tries to find out how he was abducted in broad daylight, and what happened to him afterward.
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March 27, 2026
Trapped between bombs and hope: Why Tyre has become Lebanon's last refuge
Whatever choices Hassan Kareet had left were all bad.
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March 24, 2026
Destitute and at war, Iran surrenders to a joyless Persian New Year
The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is normally a joyous time in Iran. But war and economic uncertainty have cast a pall over celebrations.
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March 23, 2026
Trump delays promised attacks on Iran, claiming negotiations to end war. Iran denies talks
President Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. and Iran have begun negotiations.
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March 19, 2026
U.S. officials face growing concern about Iran war escalating amid energy facility attacks
Iran has intensified its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Persian Gulf, sending shock waves through the global economy.
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March 17, 2026
Iran's top security official killed in airstrike, Israel says
Israel said Tuesday that Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes.
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March 16, 2026
In hunt for Hezbollah, Israel is devastating south Lebanon
As Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah, the longtime Iran ally in Lebanon, health facilities have been increasingly under assault, with dozens of healthcare workers killed or wounded and 13 health...
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March 11, 2026
A priest's death in Lebanon brings war to a community that tried to avoid it
As war comes to Lebanon's south once again, Christians and other minorities — most of them no fans of Hezbollah — increasingly find themselves in the crosshairs.
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March 9, 2026
Why Iran's choice of supreme leader signals defiance against the U.S. and Israel
The elevation of Mujtaba Khamenei to the post of Iran's supreme leader puts Iran on a relentlessly defiant path.
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March 7, 2026
Iran's threat to burn ships is choking off Persian Gulf oil flow to world
Whoever controls the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, controls nothing less than the sole maritime gateway for most of the Persian Gulf's oil riches to the world.
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March 5, 2026
Europe commits to expanding Iran campaign as Israel strikes southern Lebanon
The U.K. and France committed bases to the U.S. war effort, and Ukraine will train western powers in anti-drone strategy as allies brace for a protracted war.
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March 5, 2026
Thousands flee Beirut suburbs after unprecedented Israeli evacuation order
The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for entire neighborhoods of Beirut's southern suburbs, sparking pandemonium as hundreds of thousands of people joined a panicked exodus out toward Leba...
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March 3, 2026
Oil jumps, stocks fall, as Trump presses into a widening Middle East conflict
Trump acknowledged that the public would feel some economic pain as fighting continues to threaten areas that are critical to the world's oil and natural gas production.
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March 3, 2026
News Analysis: Toppling Iraq's Hussein unleashed chaos. Why Iran war poses similar risks
President Trump's military operation against Iran risks repeating the unforeseen consequences of the Iraq war launched by President George W. Bush in 2003.
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March 1, 2026
Tehran after Khamenei's death: Rallies of mourning but also dancing in the streets
Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced. Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.
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February 28, 2026
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran with iron grip and defied the West, killed in strike
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, had maintained enmity to the U.S. and Israel for more than three decades.
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February 28, 2026
Why Iran resists giving up its nuclear program, even as Trump threatens strikes
President Trump is growing frustrated by the pace of talks between the U.S. and Iran. Iranian officials resist abandoning their nuclear program, which they say is for peaceful purposes, not war.
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February 28, 2026
U.S. and Israel carry out strikes against Iran
The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran in what President Trump called the beginning of "major combat operations." He warned of possible U.S. casualties.
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February 19, 2026
Confiscation, interrogation and delays: A Palestinian family's grueling return to Gaza
After 647 days in limbo, a Palestinian woman and her family endure a grueling, humiliating journey and confiscations at checkpoints to return from Egypt to Gaza.
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February 13, 2026
'You feel helpless': A Mideast health system buckles after U.S. cuts
The effects of DOGE cuts to U.S. aid programs are being keenly felt in Yemen, where hospitals are struggling to obtain basic supplies for provide care.
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January 20, 2026
Emirati rescue, Saudi fury: Middle East heavyweights split over Yemen
Stuck in Aden airport with an invitation from Saudi Arabia he couldn't — but very much wanted to — refuse, Aidarous al-Zubaidi played for time, nitpicking on points of protocol that delayed the pla...
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