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First LookIs Iran鈥檚 nuclear program 鈥榦bliterated鈥�? What US officials are trying to determine.Donald Trump says Iran鈥檚 nuclear site was destroyed, but early intelligence reports say otherwise. The key to understanding what is left is determining where Iran鈥檚 stockpile of enriched uranium is and the state of the centrifuges that enrich the fuel.
After 12 days of Israel-US-Iran war, what has changed?Starkly different narratives about the Israel-Iran war鈥檚 results point to multiple unresolved issues and underlying tensions that remain. A central question is whether postwar diplomacy, if and when it resumes, returns to square one.
Iran relies on China and Russia. They didn鈥檛 show up for its fight with Israel.Much has been made of the emerging alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. But the recent strikes on Iran highlight its limits.
From New Zealand, my family鈥檚 Holocaust refuge, I watch as Iran fires at my homeHow it feels to visit my family鈥檚 refuge from the Holocaust in New Zealand, and find myself separated from my children in Israel, enduring Iranian missile attacks.聽
Iran just fought a punishing war with Israel. Why its allies stayed away.Iran trained and armed a network of regional proxies to help it stand up to Israel and the United States. But they were absent from the costly war it just fought. One reason: a preoccupation with their own survival.
Fragile ceasefire offers Iran, US, an off-ramp to peacePresident Trump has persuaded Iran and Israel to accept a ceasefire that could pave the way for resumed talks on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
Gazans fear being forgotten: 鈥楾hey keep bombing. We keep dying.鈥�Palestinians in Gaza say they are contending daily with deadly air strikes and widespread hunger. But they fear the world is looking away, as the Israel-Iran war pushed the Israel-Hamas war from front pages.
Why humiliating Iran is unlikely to bring surrenderUS demands that Iran surrender unconditionally to Washington-imposed limits on its nuclear program are seen as an affront to Iranian national pride.
Will the bombing of Iran end America鈥檚 role in the war, or start it?President Trump hopes to bomb Iran to the nuclear negotiating table, but Tehran has shown no sign yet of acceding. Could the U.S. face more fighting?聽
First LookJoining Israel鈥檚 war, Trump says US 鈥榦bliterated鈥� Iranian nuclear sitesIt was not clear whether the United States would continue attacking Iran alongside Israel. President Donald Trump warned Iran that any reprisals against the U.S. would be met with additional strikes.聽鈥淭here will either be peace or there will be tragedy for Iran,鈥� he said.
First Look鈥榃e have completed our very successful attack鈥�: US bombs three Iranian nuclear sitesPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel鈥檚 effort to decapitate the country鈥檚 nuclear program. Mr. Trump will address the nation at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Trump reverses 2 decades of US ban on Israeli antinuke strikesPresident Trump has broken with two decades of U.S. policy by approving Israel鈥檚 ambition to bomb Iran鈥檚 nuclear facilities. Could he go further?
As Israel and Iran wage war, how vulnerable are their economies?Iran鈥檚 prewar economy was beleaguered, while Israel鈥檚 showed signs of recovery. A long conflict will test both their resilience.
In the line of fire, Arab states urge Trump to de-escalate Israel-Iran warDespite their competition for regional influence, Arab states are not rooting for the Iranian regime鈥檚 fall. Led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, they are urging President Trump to seek a ceasefire, and a return to business-friendly regional stability.
Israelis were accustomed to missiles. This was 鈥榚ntirely different.鈥�After 20 months of war in Gaza, Israelis had become somewhat accustomed to missile attacks. The barrage from Iran is causing vastly more death and destruction in Israeli cities, but is raising both stress and resilience among civilians.
鈥榃hat is this smoke, Mom?鈥� A Tehran schoolgirl discovers war.How Iranians are dealing with Israeli airstrikes, which are inflicting unexpected destruction on military and civilian targets.
In Gaza, Palestinians wonder: Is it worth braving bullets to find food?U.S.-Israeli foundation GHF claims it has delivered millions of food packs in Gaza. But stories abound of shooting and chaos near distribution points.
Israel has long weighed bombing Iran鈥檚 nuclear sites. Why it struck now.Israel has long feared that Iran鈥檚 nuclear program was geared toward developing a weapon. Now that Israel has overtly bombed nuclear sites, inviting an Iranian response, is U.S. diplomacy still possible?
Israeli strikes leave Iran few security optionsIsrael said it attacked Iranian nuclear targets to ensure that Tehran never makes a nuclear weapon. But Iran may see such a weapon as its only deterrent.
For divided and threatened Druze, what role in peaceful Syrian future?Syria鈥檚 Druze community is divided among those wanting to work with the government, those seeking autonomy, and others looking for outside aid.