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Live Updates: Global Markets Tumble After U.S. Warns War Could Last Weeks

An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region

A worker breaking down structural steel after American airstrikes on Tehran on Monday.

U.S. Hunts for Militants as the Nigerian Military Is Accused of Inaction

Razed homes are seen days after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, last month.

In Myanmar, Junta Leader Eyes the Title of President

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing leaving a polling station in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in December.

U.S. Attacks on Iran Test Fragile Truce With China

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, right, and the country’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Beijing last month.

Germany Has Ratcheted Up Defense Spending. In Europe, That Worries Some People.

A training drill in Ahlen, Germany, in November. The country is already spending much more money on its military than its European partners are, according to spending trackers

When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, left, with President Trump in October.

Iran’s Strategy: Expand the War, Increase the Cost, Outlast Trump

The aftermath of a strike in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Iran is working to enlarge the battlefield.

As Trump Bombs Iran, America’s Allies Watch Fitfully From Sidelines

Strikes on Tehran on Sunday.

Pakistan Strikes Bagram Air Base, Satellite Images Show

After Attacks in Iran, Cubans Worry They Might Be Trump’s Next Target

A line of cars waits outside a gas station in Havana last month. Cuba is suffering from a severe energy shortage largely brought on by a U.S. blockade of foreign oil shipments,

How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries

Stranded passengers outside the main international airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. The conflict has severely disrupted air travel.

Hezbollah Plunges Lebanon Back Into War Despite Its Weakness

Hezbollah supporters rallied in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday in solidarity with Iran after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Carney Hails New Ties Between Canada and India, Setting Aside Rift Over Killing

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, left, with the Indian leader, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Monday.

U.S. and Israel Striking Iran Security Agencies That Helped Crush Protests

A police station destroyed by U.S.-Israel airstrikes, seen during a government media tour on Tuesday.

Stocks Tumble as Inflation Risk Emerges in Wake of Iran War

As Iran Retaliates, U.S. Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

Kuwait on Monday.

Israel Advances in Lebanon and Seizes More Land, as Hezbollah Fight Escalates

Israeli soldiers near the border with Lebanon on Monday.

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As Trump Scrambles the World Order, Can Germany Learn the Language of Hard Power?

Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock

Firefighters at the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on Monday, after a drone attack. The Middle East is the source of 30 percent of the world’s oil.

‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege

People are standing behind a yellow line after a police station on Niloufar street was hit by US-Israel attacks and damaged the next door buildings in Tehran on Monday.

Under Pressure from Trump, Cuban Leader Calls for ‘Urgent’ Economic Change

President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba, center, at a funeral in January for those killed in U.S. strikes on Venezuela.

U.S. Embassy in Saudi Capital Hit by 2 Drones on Tuesday, Kingdom Says

Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution

President Trump in Corpus Christi, Texas, last week. His sudden embrace of U.S. military power is a stunning reversal.

Why Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Be Difficult

Can Trump Legally Kill Iran’s Leader?

A woman holding a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei during a rally in Tehran last month.

U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Rwanda, Saying It Sabotaged Trump Peace Deal

President Trump, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, center, and President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo participate in a signing ceremony at the Institute of Peace in Washington in December 2025.

Trump Signals U.S. Is Prepared for a Long War Against Iran

People gathering their belongings at their damaged homes on Monday after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in Tehran. President Trump said that still-bigger waves of airstrikes were coming.

Rubio Warns Iran Faces ‘Hardest Hits’ Ahead, Offering Conflicting Rationales

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday that the “next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now.”

U.S. University Campuses in Mideast Move Classes Online as War Spreads

Iran has struck targets in Doha, Qatar. Several U.S. universities have campuses in the area.

A top Iranian official pledges attacks on tankers looking to pass through Strait of Hormuz.

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, in 2023.

U.S. Military Death Toll in Iran War Rises to 6

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday. The general said he expected the United States to “take additional losses.”

Conflict Spreads Across the Gulf

Damage from U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran yesterday.

Attack on U.S.-Flagged Oil Tanker in Bahrain Kills Shipyard Worker

The Stena Imperative oil tanker in Quebec in August 2023. The ship was attacked at port in Bahrain on Monday.

As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide

Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January after American intelligence was able to locate him at an apartment inside a Caracas military base.

Palestinian Brothers Killed as Settler Violence Surges in the West Bank

Friends and family grieved near the bodies of two Palestinian brothers who were fatally shot on Monday.

Qatar Says It Shot Down Two Iranian Bombers

Smoke rose from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base on Saturday, where usually thousands of American soldiers are stationed.

Satellite Images Show Burning Iranian Naval Ships

Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors

President Emmanuel Macron of France speaking before a nuclear-powered submarine at a navy base in Crozon, France, on Monday.

How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran

Dubai Says ‘Limited’ Flights Have Resumed From Its Airports

The Unexpected Winners From Trump’s New Global Tariff

Spain Denies U.S. Military Use of Its Bases for Iran Attack

“Spanish military bases will not be used for anything that falls outside the agreement with the United States and the United Nations Charter,” Spain’s foreign minister said.

Behind Trump’s Reversal On Regime Change

More Lebanese Flee Their Homes as Israel Strikes Back at Iran-Backed Hezbollah

Displaced Lebanese gather along the Mediterranean coast in Beirut on Monday after fleeing their homes. Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel overnight, bringing heavy Israeli retaliation.

Iranian Strikes Hit Qatar and Saudi Energy Sites, Threatening Oil and Gas Supplies

Smoke rose from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery on Monday following an Iranian drone attack.

Iran’s Top Security Official Calls Trump’s War Aims ‘Delusional’ and Says Iran ‘Will Not Negotiate’

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, at a news conference in 2024. He has accused President Trump of getting into a war that harmed U.S. interests, and vowed to fight on.

3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

After a Drone Strikes RAF Base in Cyprus, UK Risks Being Dragged Further Into Iran Conflict

An aircraft leaving R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, on Monday. The base was hit by a drone Sunday night.

After ‘Priceless’ Violin Flies on Lap, Lufthansa Changes Carry-On Rules

Carolin Widmann was boarding a plane with a Guadagnini violin, made in 1782, when she was instructed to take it out of its case.

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Bagram Air Base Targeted by Pakistan, Afghanistan Says

Taliban fighters at the Bagram air field in Afghanistan in 2021.

China’s Parents Are Outsourcing the Homework Grind to A.I.

China’s New Study Buddy: The A.I. Chatbot

Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities in Dubai, Bahrain and Other Middle East Locations

Israel Strikes Beirut After Hezbollah Attacks

Smoke rising in Beirut, Lebanon, early on Monday.

Trump Says Iran War Could Last Weeks and Gives Competing Visions of New Regime

President Trump boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. He spoke to The Times in a brief phone interview.

In New York, Fury, Anxiety and Joy Over the Attacks on Iran

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said Americans did not support a “war of aggression” in Iran.

Iranian Strikes on Gulf States Reach the Hundreds

A damaged building in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday.

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