Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

05/03/2026 20:03 New York Times

Mission? Hostilities? Don’t call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.

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Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven

A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being tested....

05/03/2026 19:37 New York Times

How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s

Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation....

05/03/2026 17:00 New York Times

Does the Iran War Put America First?

How the antiwar right sees Trump’s foreign policy....

05/03/2026 16:11 New York Times

Russia Returns to Venice Biennale, in Latest Sign of a Cultural Comeback

By hosting a pavilion again this year, Russia continues its efforts to shed its status as a cultural and sporting pariah....

05/03/2026 14:30 New York Times

Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and a Tariff Refund Update

Plus, why you should not let A.I. do your taxes....

05/03/2026 13:24 New York Times

How War in the Persian Gulf Could Spill Into the U.S. Economy

Rising energy prices, snarled supply chains and higher government debt could all hurt American consumers....

05/03/2026 12:49 New York Times

Iran’s Friends Include China and Russia. But Where are They Now?

Iran maintains ties with a range of countries, including Turkey, India, Russia and China. Yet in this war, their support is mostly rhetoric....

05/03/2026 10:04 New York Times

Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly.

The opening days of the conflict are challenging the idea that President Trump can project force abroad while safeguarding American lives and the economy....

05/03/2026 10:03 New York Times

North Carolina Voters Punish Incumbents in Primary Election

Voters across this politically purple state made it clear on Tuesday that they wanted to punish the powerful on both sides of the aisle. It may be a warning to incumbents elsewhere....

05/03/2026 10:03 New York Times

Primaries Offer Warning Signs to Incumbents in Both Parties

Even as some top targets held on, lawmakers in both parties were pushed into runoffs by challengers in Texas, while some in the North Carolina state legislature lost....

05/03/2026 10:03 New York Times

Late Night Doesn’t Understand Why America Is Attacking Iran

“This could be the first war ever launched based on vibes,” Jimmy Fallon said....

05/03/2026 07:36 New York Times

Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran

Nearly every Republican voted to block a measure that would require that President Trump win authorization from Congress to continue the offensive in the Middle East....

05/03/2026 05:07 New York Times

Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion

The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war....

05/03/2026 04:09 New York Times

Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War

State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence....

04/03/2026 23:35 New York Times

Ethiopia’s Demand for a Port Drives Fear of New War With Eritrea

Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory....

04/03/2026 23:27 New York Times

Wide Swath of the U.S. Faces Days of Severe Weather

Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest....

04/03/2026 21:31 New York Times

How Trump Decided to Go to War

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition....

04/03/2026 20:26 New York Times

U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180....

04/03/2026 19:34 New York Times

The Goals of the War

We explore what the sides hope to achieve in this conflict....

04/03/2026 17:38 New York Times

Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause

Beth M. Hammack, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says it is too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backs holding interest rates steady for “quite some time.”...

04/03/2026 12:01 New York Times

Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From a Fast Metastasizing War

Higher energy prices, political instability and a potential new wave of refugees: The escalating regional conflict in the Middle East could have far-reaching effects....

04/03/2026 11:37 New York Times

There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine

If Russia has all the cards, why has it achieved so little?...

04/03/2026 06:00 New York Times

The 4 Americans Killed in the Iran War Who Have Been Identified

They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio....

04/03/2026 01:34 New York Times

The Iran War Is Trump’s War

Has the president’s unerring instinct for vulnerability finally failed him?...

04/03/2026 00:58 New York Times

Apalachee High School Shooting: Colin Gray Found Guilty of Murder

A jury found that Colin Gray, the father of the suspect, bore criminal responsibility for the attack at a Georgia school by failing to heed warnings of his son’s struggles....

04/03/2026 00:55 New York Times

Trump Lays Out His ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran

Who will lead Iran once the war is over? “Most of the people we had in mind are dead,” says President Trump....

03/03/2026 23:21 New York Times

ICE Officials Must Acknowledge Court Orders in Writing, Judge Says

Judge Michael E. Farbiarz warned in an order on Monday that he may have to hold the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in criminal contempt....

03/03/2026 22:07 New York Times

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

The Islamic Republic is aiming to draw out the conflict and broaden the fighting. That would force President Trump to risk more casualties and more political capital....

03/03/2026 20:47 New York Times

You Break It, You Own It? Not for Trump When It Comes to Iran.

“We’ll see what happens with the people,” President Trump said as he appeared to be distancing himself from the longer-term consequences of the war in Iran....

03/03/2026 20:17 New York Times

The Great Lie of War

Ben Rhodes, a contributing Times Opinion writer, discusses why Trump waged war on Iran — and why his predecessors didn’t dare to....

03/03/2026 20:03 New York Times

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