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  • trumpPolitics

    America’s Arab allies privately urge America to finish the job in Iran, sources say

    By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, and others
  • The remains of an Iranian missile cross the sky over Tel Aviv after being intercepted early Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)Politics

    Iran launches missiles at U.K.-U.S. base 2,500 miles away in the Indian Ocean, indicating Tehran has weapons with much longer range than once thought

    By Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick, and others
  • A man holds a poster upside down that depicts Donald Trump as the devil.Politics

    Iran threatens to attack tourist sites across the world as Israel and U.S. kill top leaders

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran minister mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • Plumes of smoke rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Politics

    Iran openly threatens neighbor’s non-U.S. assets for first time, telling UAE ports to evacuate

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran stretches war into third week with missile strike on U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • Flames rise from an oil storage facility south of the capital Tehran as strikes hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Politics

    Iran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split between leaders looking to de-escalate vs. hard-liners bent on fighting the U.S. and Israel

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • huckabeePolitics

    Mike Huckabee infuriates Middle East after agreeing with Tucker Carlson’s claim that Israel has a biblical right to the whole region

    By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, and others
  • GazaPolitics

    Doctors Without Borders kicked out of Gaza: Israel suspends dozens of humanitarian organizations over new registration rules

    By Melanie Lidman, Sam Mednick, and others
  • President Donald Trump listens as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an arrival at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Trump warns U.S. will ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran’s nuclear capabilities if it’s rebuilding them amid Israeli concerns about long-range missiles

    By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, and others
  • Israeli troops deploy along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, on September 25, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Israel moves to defensive-only position in Gaza as army eyes first phase of Trump’s plan to end the war

    By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, and others
  • An Israeli tank moves in a staging area in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)Politics

    Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza

    By Michael Biesecker, Garance Burke, and others
  • A Microsoft building with a large Israeli flag hanging from the exteriorTech

    Israel’s use of Microsoft and OpenAI raises questions about what could go wrong with the powerful tech

    By Sam Mednick, Garance Burke, and others