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  1. What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe? I Went to Maine to Find Out. Magazine, Today

    The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran. Will the breakup last?

  2. Hegseth’s and Moulton’s Parallel Lives Collide Over Iran U.S., Today

    The defense secretary and Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat, debated the Iran war through the prism of their shared experiences fighting Iraq.

  3. Loss of Emirates Further Weakens OPEC’s Influence Business, April 29

    The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.

  4. Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Thrust Into U.S.-Iran Power Struggle World, April 28

    Ali al-Zaidi, a political unknown, has been tasked with forming a new coalition government. Now, he must grapple with growing U.S. pressure to curb Iranian influence over Iraq.

  5. Iraq’s President Names Political Newcomer to Form Government World, April 27

    After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate.

  6. How Is the Persian Invasion of Greece Like the Iran War? Books, April 24

    In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.

  7. U.S. Withholds Iraq’s Own Money Over Ties to Iran World, April 22

    The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues.

  8. U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran World, April 21

    Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.

  9. Open or Shut, the Strait of Hormuz May Not Go Back to Normal Business, April 21

    The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.

  10. JD Vance’s Very Bad Week Opinion, April 18

    What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.

  11. Trump Has Fallen Into a Familiar U.S. Foreign Policy Trap Opinion, April 11

    American power can survive America’s recurring overreach.

  12. Shelly Kittleson, periodista de EE. UU. secuestrada en Irak, es liberada En español, April 7

    La periodista estadounidense fue secuestrada por una milicia aliada de Irán y retenida durante una semana. Funcionarios iraquíes afirman que fue liberada a cambio de la puesta en libertad de miembros de la milicia.

  13. American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed World, April 7

    The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week. Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.

  14. 23 Days in Iraq: U.S. Pilot Shot Down During Invasion Recalls Battle for Survival World, April 3

    Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

  15. The April 3 Iran War Trump Oil live blog included one standalone post:
  16. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.