Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead

The push to do a deal on the country’s nuclear program could be revived, even after the Israeli strikes scuppered the latest round of talks.

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At a Weak Moment, Iran Weighs Difficult Options to Respond to Israel

An aggressive counterattack risks escalation. But giving in to U.S. and Israeli demands is an unlikely alternative.

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Israeli Strikes Targeted Some of Iran’s Most Important Nuclear Facilities

Iran’s nuclear centers are spread across the country. Here are the sites Israel appears to have attacked.

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U.N. Watchdog Rules That Iran Is Not Complying With Nuclear Obligations

The decision comes as Israel appears to be preparing to launch a military attack on Iran, American and European officials believe. Tehran condemned the vote.

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As Trump Wavers, Europe Is More Optimistic About Defending Ukraine

Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

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NATO Wants a Cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky Could Disrupt It

NATO’s leader is looking for little drama and a focus on new spending goals, not disagreements over Ukraine.

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Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand

Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.

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Old Angst Resurfaces in Poland About Abandonment by the U.S.

Shaken by Trump, Putin and the war in Ukraine, Poland is again feeling angst about being abandoned by the United States.

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Wim Wenders on Where the War in Europe Really Ended 80 Years Ago

In a short film and in conversation, the German filmmaker ponders the meaning of freedom, the complacency of peace and the new insecurity from Russia’s war and Donald Trump.

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If America Walks Away From Ukraine, What Will Europe Do?

Europeans see Ukraine’s security as vital to their own and want to defend the principle of no border changes by force, even if President Trump does not.

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