Iran’s Friends Include China and Russia. But Where are They Now?
A police station that was destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran.
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South African President on Trump’s Oval Office ‘Ambush’ and ‘Racist’ Policies
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa opened up about his relationship with President Trump.
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James Luckey-Lange Recounts Being Detained, Starved and Beaten in Venezuela
James Luckey-Lange was held by Venezuelan authorities for more than a month and was released after then President Nicolás Maduro was captured in January.
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on March 2026
After Gen-Z Revolution, Nepal Votes for a Fresh Slate of Leaders
Voting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. The city still bears the scars of last year’s Gen Z-led revolution
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on March 2026
Who Is Eyal Zamir, the Architect of Israel’s War Plans?
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, attending a ceremony in Jerusalem in October.
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Israel Closes Al Aqsa Mosque at Ramadan, Citing Wartime Safety Concerns
An missile fired to intercept incoming fire flying over Jerusalem on Sunday, with the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound visible in the foreground.
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In a Riskier Era, China Bets on Technology to Resist U.S. Pressure
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the annual meeting of the national legislature in Beijing on Thursday.
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Why Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help With Its Drug Gangs
The Ecuadorean Coast Guard patrolling in 2025. The U.S. military is now helping Ecuador plan a series of raids targeting the South American country’s violent drug gangs.
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Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From a Fast Metastasizing War
A woman cries after seeing the rubble from a building that was hit by airstrikes in Tehran on Tuesday.
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on March 2026
With Fuel Running Out and Canadian Flights Suspended, Cuba’s Tourism Is Collapsing
Tourists in an old American car used as a taxi last month in Havana.
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on March 2026
Britain Arrests a Lawmaker’s Husband on Suspicion of Spying for China
A Chinese embassy building in London in November. Chinese spying has been a sensitive topic in Britain recently.
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on March 2026
Where Are China’s A.I. Doomers?
Service robots on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.
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on March 2026
Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds?
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq last month.
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on March 2026
NATO’s chief downplays the risks of the alliance being drawn into the conflict.
The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, downplayed risks that the military alliance could be pulled into the conflict in the Middle East, on Thursday.
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on March 2026
Trump Says He Wants to Destroy Iran’s Navy. Here’s What to Know.
Iranian naval vessels during a parade in 2024.
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Iran Calls Torpedoing of Ship by U.S. an ‘Atrocity’
Workers unloading the bodies of Iranian sailors killed when an American submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly.
Heavy smoke rising from Tehran on Tuesday after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
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on March 2026
Carney Says Canada and Australia Can ‘Set the Agenda’ as World Faces ‘Crises’
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada addressing Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on Thursday.
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Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Trump Blames Iran for Scheme
A plot to kill President Trump or former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had little chance of success, a man charged with terrorism and murder for hire testified.
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Experts doubt Tehran’s claims of advanced ‘hypersonic’ missiles.
A military parade in Iran in 2024. Tehran has said that it has developed hypersonic missile technology, but many security experts doubt that the missiles have such capacity.
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Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran inspects the damage sustained at the party’s Azadi Camp after an Iranian cross-border attack in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
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on March 2026
Israelis Celebrate Purim Amid Iranian Missile Attacks
Celebrating Purim inside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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on March 2026
As Attacks Spread, War With Iran Reaches Far Beyond Mideast
Damage in Tehran has been extensive, including at the police station in the background on Wednesday.
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on March 2026
Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran
The rubble of a police station in Tehran this week after the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
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on March 2026
Ethiopia’s Demand for a Port Drives Fear of New War With Eritrea
Marking the 130th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday.
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on March 2026
Your Iran questions, answered
People praying in front of the rubble from a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Tehran yesterday.
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on March 2026
Spain insists it is not cooperating with the U.S. on Iran war despite a White House claim.
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, has condemned the attack on Iran as a violation of international law.
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on March 2026
A U.N. panel condemns the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
A photo made available by the Iranian state-run news media of workers clearing debris at a school in Minab, Iran.
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on March 2026
As Israel Pounds Lebanon, Thousands of Syrians There Flee Back Home
Smoke billowed on Wednesday after a strike in Khiam, Lebanon. The escalating conflict has prompted some refugees to return home to Syria.
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Israel and U.S. Trumpet Their Collaboration in War Against Iran
Smoke rose on Tuesday from an airstrike in Tehran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that having “such a capable ally” as Israel was “a breath of fresh air.”
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U.S. Campaign in Iran Is ‘Far From Over,’ Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
People praying in front of the remains of a police station that was hit in an airstrike.
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Hegseth Says U.S. Strike Killed an Iranian Who Plotted to Assassinate Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the leader of the Iranian unit that tried to kill President Trump was killed in a strike on Tuesday.
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on March 2026
Here’s what satellite images show on efforts to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles.
A building at a missile facility near Isfahan appears to be severely damaged.
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The U.K. and France Deploy Some Forces to the Mideast Despite Misgivings About Iran Attacks
The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which President Emmanuel Macron of France said would be deployed to help his country’s interests in the Middle East.
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As Iran Expands Attacks, U.S. Orders More Diplomatic Staff to Leave Embassies in 4 Countries
Police standing guard near the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday, following violent demonstrations across the country.
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on March 2026
NATO Air Defenses Shoot Down Iranian Missile Headed Toward Turkey
Iranians crossing into Turkey in Van, Turkey, on Tuesday. Turkey, a NATO member, shares a 300-mile border with Iran.
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on March 2026
Spain’s Leader, Rejecting Iran War, Escalates Long Feud With Trump
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain speaking in Madrid in February. Mr. Sánchez, facing political strife at home, has sought to distinguish his policies from those of President Trump.
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U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens
An ambulance at the naval headquarters in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. Sri Lanka said it had rescued 32 critically injured sailors after their ship sank earlier in the day.
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on March 2026
Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
Black smoke over Tehran following airstrikes on Tuesday.
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on March 2026
On Iran, Vance Balances Between Trump and the Anti-Intervention Right
Vice President JD Vance at the White House last month.
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on March 2026
After U.S. Attacks on Iran, FIFA Grapples With How to Handle the World Cup
Iran’s national soccer team before a World Cup qualifying match in Tehran in March 2025.
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on March 2026
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What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election
People attending a campaign rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.
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on March 2026
Carney Says That Canada’s Support for Iran Airstrikes Came ‘With Regret’
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said Iran had persisted in its nuclear ambitions in defiance of years of diplomatic efforts, but he also criticized the United States and Israel.
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on March 2026
Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei, a Son and Possible Successor of Iran’s Supreme Leader?
A handout image from Iran state media of Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2024.
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Israel Says It Downed an Iranian Yak-130 Fighter Jet Over Tehran
Hegseth will headline a campaign rally next week in the home district of a soldier killed in the Iran war.
Live Updates: Iran Crisis Spills Beyond Mideast as Europe Ramps Up Response
Australia’s Sydney Jewish Museum to Memorialize Bondi Beach Massacre
Iranian Drones Fall in Azerbaijan as Conflict Spreads Beyond Mideast
Videos Show Homes and Businesses Across Mideast Caught Up by War
These American Service Members Died in the Iran Conflict