To Iran, Trump Blinked First by Extending the Cease-Fire
Iran’s leaders believe that they can withstand an enduring standoff longer than President Trump. The strategy could be economically devastating for average Iranians.| NYT > World > Middle East
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Iranian Expats in U.A.E. Caught Between Home and Homeland
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates have put the U.A.E.’s large Iranian...
Iranian Expats in U.A.E. Caught Between Home and Homeland
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates have put the U.A.E.’s large Iranian...
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What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from...
What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon
Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.| NYT > World > Middle East
Trump Extends Cease-Fire, Even as Peace Talks Are Put on Hold
With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it...
Why Negotiations With Iran Might Take a While
The Iranians are notoriously slow negotiators. Our reporter David E. Sanger explains what the history of U.S.-Iran negotiations could mean for the latest round of talks.| NYT > World > Middle East
Lebanese Bury Their Dead Amid a Lull in Fighting
Mass funerals for Hezbollah fighters and civilians were happening across southern Lebanon.| NYT...
U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have...
Vance’s Trip to Islamabad on Hold as U.S. Says Iran Failed to Respond to Its Terms
The delay is another hurdle in the Trump administration’s push to secure an agreement that would...
Vance’s Trip to Islamabad on Hold as U.S. Says Iran Failed to Respond to Its Terms
The delay is another hurdle in the Trump administration’s push to secure an agreement that would...
Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School
A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military...
Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks
Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement...
Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
A statue of the crucifixion of Christ has been replaced after one soldier photographed another...
Crossing the Divide
What one image tells us about the road back to southern Lebanon.| NYT > World > Middle...
Vance’s Trip to Islamabad on Hold as Iran Fails to Respond to U.S. Terms
The delay is another hurdle in the Trump administration’s push to secure an agreement that would...
Crossing the Divide
What one image tells us about the road back to southern Lebanon.| NYT > World > Middle...
Strait of Hormuz May Not Return to Normal, Whether It’s Open or Closed
The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a...
U.S. Military Stops and Boards M/T Tifani, Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil, Pentagon Says
The seizure was the latest U.S. effort to squeeze Iran’s oil-reliant economy, and came days after...
Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines
A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran...
Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems
After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he...
2 Cruise Ships Clear Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks
The ships carried skeleton crews and no passengers, the cruise company said.| NYT > World...
Xi Calls For Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests
The comments on the Strait of Hormuz by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, reflect Beijing’s complex...
