Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats
Iraq’s former leader Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is nominated to be the next prime minister but President...
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Putin, Still Harboring Assad, Welcomes New Syrian Leader to Moscow Again
President Vladimir V. Putin and President Ahmed al-Sharaa are looking to build ties after the fall...
Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.
“He went out for freedom,” said the cousin of one of those who was killed when Iranian authorities...
Board of Peace Set to Hand Trump Sweeping Powers Over Gaza
A draft resolution revealed some of the plans for the new international body, which met for the...
Trump Briefed on Intelligence Saying Iran’s Government Is Weaker
Protests that erupted late last year shook elements of the Iranian government, according to the...
As U.S. Warships Get Closer, Iran Ramps Up Threats to Retaliate
Iran and its militia allies say they will respond aggressively in the region if attacked. A U.S....
Hamas Hands Over Body of Ran Gvili, Closing Chapter for Israel
The recovery of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s body paves the way for the next stage of the Gaza...
Israel Says It Will Reopen Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing in Days
The Rafah crossing will open at the end of Israel’s search for the remains of the last captive in...
Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening...
How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force
After scattered protests started last month, Iranians revolted en masse. The security forces cracked down, and the death toll has now reached 5,200.| NYT > World > Middle East
Syrian and Kurdish Troops in Standoff as Truce Deadline Passes
Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President...
Iran’s Leadership Stumbles After War and Unrest
The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the...
Saudi Arabia-Backed LIV Golf to Hold Tournament at the Trumps’ New Jersey Resort
It will be the latest in at least half a dozen events that the breakaway league has held at Trump...
Trump Says U.S. ‘Armada’ Is Heading to Iran
President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there,...
As Iran Grieves, Accounts Emerge of Disrespectful Treatment of Protest Victims
Witness testimony and videos from Tehran’s largest cemetery show disrespectful treatment of the...
Trump Could Begin Flying on Jet Donated by Qatar by This Summer
It remains unclear whether the aircraft would get the full Air Force One security upgrades, which...
Trump Could Begin Flying on Jet Donated by Qatar by This Summer
It remains unclear whether the aircraft would get the full Air Force One security upgrades, which...
Trump Could Begin Flying on Jet Donated by Qatar by This Summer
It remains unclear whether the aircraft would get the full Air Force One security upgrades, which...
U.S. Lays Out a Glittering Plan for Gaza, Including Skyscrapers
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, offered the proposal at a Davos ceremony to...
Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88
The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in...
Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says
After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the...
U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch
A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration...
U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq
The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic...
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 11, Including Three Journalists
The three journalists were operating a drone near the town of Al-Zahra.| NYT > World >...
