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Hezbollah joined the Iran war. Israel鈥檚 response carries risks.Israel鈥檚 dual strategy: Break Hezbollah but don鈥檛 destroy the possibility of ties with the Lebanon鈥檚 government.
Gulf Arabs lobbied for US-Iran diplomacy. Attacked, they鈥檙e tilting toward war.Gulf Arab states lobbied hard for the United States to engage in talks with Iran. Yet in the war, 1,800 Iranian missiles and drones have been intercepted in Gulf airspace, with hundreds breaking through. The Gulf is being transformed by conflict. Will that last?
Iranian student: 鈥業sn鈥檛 it ironic that we want war on our own country?鈥�For many opponents of Iran鈥檚 regime, news of the supreme leader鈥檚 death at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran brought elation. But, says a Tehran student who risked his life in protests, there are concerns that the job of regime change is incomplete.
Live chat replay: A conversation on Iran war with Scott PetersonIn an interview, senior Middle East correspondent Scott Peterson talks about how the U.S., Israel, and Iran arrived at this point. He addresses who might replace the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and whether Iranians will be better off once the conflict subsides. And he delves into the ethos of Shiite martyrdom.
Iran war map: Conflict widens in the Middle East
Iran retaliates for killing of supreme leader, threatening regional securityIran has sent hundreds of missiles and drones across the region this weekend. The government claims it is only targeting U.S. military sites and personnel, but strikes are much more widespread.
Israelis, used to war, awaken to another emergency. But it鈥檚 something new.Israeli civilians have been accustomed to hearing air-raid sirens and running to shelters. But after weeks of building anticipation of some new conflict with Iran, they awoke Saturday to messaging from their leaders that the stakes in this war would be far higher.
Under fire by Iran, US Gulf allies seek to balance diplomacy and self-defenseIran missile strikes in the Gulf mark the first time Tehran has attacked the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
US and Israel launch broad campaign against IranU.S. and Israeli strikes hit at least five Iranian cities overnight, targeting missile sites and top leaders鈥� offices. Iran retaliated across the region.
鈥楾his regime cannot get away with its crimes.鈥� An Iranian student speaks.After anti-regime protests were suppressed with unprecedented lethality, students at more than half a dozen Iranian universities have courageously protested for days, despite the hard-line leadership鈥檚 portrayal of all protesters as 鈥渢errorists鈥� and 鈥渃riminals.鈥�
Ultimatum vs. resistance: Why US and Iran are talking past each otherThe United States has amassed the largest force since the war in Iraq. Iran threatens an all-out response to any attack, even if limited. As they prepare for nuclear diplomacy in Geneva to avoid conflict, each side appears to be misreading the other.
In an election year, Netanyahu tries rewriting Israel鈥檚 Oct. 7 narrativeThe hostages, living and dead, are home, yet the war in Gaza is unfinished business for Israelis. As the country pivots toward election-year politics, how is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 refusal to authorize an independent state inquiry into Oct. 7 playing?
In Gaza, Israel鈥檚 creeping Yellow Line takes Palestinians鈥� land, and livesThe yellow cement blocks demarcating Israeli-held territory in Gaza were supposed to mark a temporary armistice line. But with the ceasefire process stalled, the blocks keep moving deeper into Gaza, making Palestinians feel more closed in, and trapped.
Progress but not compromise as latest US-Iran nuclear talks endAs tensions between Iran and the U.S. mount, renewed talks over Tehran鈥檚 nuclear program ended without a clear path forward.聽
First LookIsrael will begin West Bank land registration in new step to deepen controlIsrael's Cabinet approved a plan for a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say amounts to a land grab from Palestinians.聽
On anniversary of revolution, has brutality broken Iran鈥檚 social contract?As Iran urges attendance at rallies Wednesday marking the anniversary of the revolution, many citizens could not be further estranged.
鈥楧ay of disruption鈥�: Soaring violent crime pushes Israeli Arabs to mobilizeIsraeli President Isaac Herzog calls deadly crime in Arab-Israeli society a 鈥渘ational emergency.鈥� But the police, under far-right Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, appear indifferent. Now Arab citizens are overcoming their fears to protest publicly. Jews are joining in.
Gaza鈥檚 border with Egypt reopens, but returnees face a long ordealGaza鈥檚 Rafah border crossing with Egypt had been closed to Palestinian returnees since Israel鈥檚 seizure of the site in May 2024. Its reopening is a cornerstone of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but its test operation during an Israeli 鈥減ilot鈥� is so far imposing hardships.
A weakened Iran and a flexing America maneuver in run-up to pivotal talksU.S.-Iran talks set for Friday were briefly canceled, then revived at the urging of Arab governments. But the two adversaries鈥� preferred agendas are very different. Does each side have a realistic grasp of what is at stake?
As US forces build in Middle East, Trump and Iran are locked in a staredownAmassing military forces and bolstered by Iran鈥檚 perceived vulnerability, President Donald Trump says 鈥渢ime is running out.鈥� Replying with threats of its own, the Islamic Republic is trying to restore its deterrence.