Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Army Special Operations Warns Retired Members of Terror Threat

The alert, issued to retired service members who served in Iraq or Syria and live in Florida, did not specify what kind of threat or which terrorist group was involved.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Trump Tariffs Aim to Settle Scores With Countries, No Matter How Small

The president’s tariff announcements suggest he has not backed away from his initial strategy, where even minor trading partners will face tariffs.

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Iran’s Allies Are Not Offering Support in Its Conflict With Israel

Its proxy forces around the region have been largely silent in offering concrete support after attacks by Israel and now the United States.

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Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens

Demonstrators took to the streets of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon on Friday after midday prayers, expressing anger at Israel’s widening offensive.

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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

As President Trump ponders swift military action in Iran, there were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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Iranians turn to one another amid a dearth of official guidance.

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Israel’s Strike on Iran Comes at a Moment of Weakness for Iran’s Proxies

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” the network of militias it has fostered in the Middle East to help it fight Israel, has become seriously degraded, experts say.

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U.S. Was Not Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Rubio Says

President Trump has said he would like to negotiate a deal with Tehran over its nuclear program but had also acknowledged that Israel might attack Iran first.

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