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  1. U.S. Names Six Service Members Killed In Iraq Video, March 15

    The Pentagon has identified the six United States service members who died last week when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq. With their deaths, the total number of service members killed in the war with Iran has risen to at least 13.

  2. Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday World, March 15

    Five missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport and injured four people. Israeli and Iranian attacks continued as global economic concerns about the war mounted.

  3. Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Saturday World, March 14

    The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked overnight. Israeli strikes continued to hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, as Iran refused to relinquish control over a vital oil route.

  4. ‘This Spells Real Trouble for Republicans’ Opinion, March 14

    The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.

  5. Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks. U.S., March 14

    President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.

  6. 6 Crew Members Die in U.S. Military Plane Crash in Iraq Video, March 13

    Six crew members died after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. Central Command said. Officials said the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.

  7. Read Some of John F. Burns’s Reporting From Around the World World, March 13

    In a 40-year career as an international correspondent for The New York Times, Mr. Burns had a talent for capturing the sweep of history in intricate detail.

  8. 6 personas mueren al chocar un avión cisterna de EE. UU. en Irak En español, March 13

    El choque no fue causado por fuego hostil o amigo, dijo el Comando Central de EE. UU. Al menos 13 militares estadounidenses han muerto en operaciones relacionadas con el conflicto en Irán.

  9. John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81 World, March 13

    In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.

  10. Hegseth cree que el propósito moral de la guerra es una debilidad. No siempre fue así En español, March 13

    Para el secretario de Defensa de EE. UU., la fuerza del ejército estadounidense no radica en sus elevados ideales, sino en su capacidad para castigar a sus adversarios.

  11. U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says World, March 13

    The crash was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.

  12. $42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal U.S., March 12

    The damages would be paid by a Virginia contractor that supplied interrogators to the U.S. military after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

  13. Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen World, March 12

    She established a network of safe houses for abused women and was an outspoken critic of her country’s repressive institutions, despite the constant threat of violence.

  14. Oil Prices Briefly Surge as Iran Attacks Continue Video, March 12

    Continued Iranian attacks on oil infrastructure sent oil prices briefly surging above $100 a barrel again on Thursday, despite world leaders pledging to release a record amount of emergency oil reserves the day before.

  15. Mines Have Haunted the Persian Gulf for Decades World, March 12

    The U.S. said this week that it attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. In the 1980s, Iranian mines damaged oil tankers and a U.S. Navy warship.

  16. I Declare War on You Opinion, March 12

    Our constitutional framework for war lies in pieces around us.

  17. How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness U.S., March 12

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.

  18. Deadly Attack on Oil Tankers Prompts Iraq to Close Oil Terminals World, March 12

    An attack off the Iraqi coast engulfed two oil tankers in flames, killing at least one person. Senior Iraqi officials believe the attack was Iranian.

  19. Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs Opinion, March 11

    Trump’s Iran war will affect more than just gas prices.

  20. Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say U.S., March 10

    Iran appears to be targeting what it views as American vulnerabilities, including air defenses meant to guard troops and assets in the region.

  21. U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Targeted as Iraq Gets Drawn Deeper Into Regional War World, March 8

    Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.

  22. One President’s Whim. A World in Crisis. Opinion, March 7

    A week into Trump’s war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery.

  23. Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One U.S., March 7

    Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval.

  24. El camino del poder presidencial en EE. UU. que condujo a la guerra contra Irán En español, March 5

    Durante décadas, los presidentes estadounidenses han eludido al Congreso para lanzar ataques militares limitados. La decisión de Trump de atacar Irán es una escalada agresiva.

  25. Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds? World, March 5

    Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.

  26. The Long March of Presidential Power That Led to War on Iran U.S., March 5

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

  27. Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion U.S., March 5

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

  28. On Iran, Vance Balances Between Trump and the Anti-Intervention Right U.S., March 4

    JD Vance long championed opposition to conflicts abroad. With President Trump all-in on war with Iran, the vice president is staying loyal even as allies make his qualms known.

  29. No Empire. No Kings. Opinion, March 3

    Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism

  30. Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution U.S., March 3

    The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.

  31. What to Know About the Widening Fallout From the Bombing of Iran World, March 2

    The Middle East is facing deaths and destruction as Iran retaliates against a huge American-Israeli military campaign.

  32. Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities Across Gulf Region World, March 2

    A Times analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos shows Iran found vulnerabilities in U.S. locations in the region.

  33. El cambio de poder en Siria sacude el sistema que retenía a prisioneros del ISIS En español, February 19

    Las fuerzas kurdas aliadas de Estados Unidos supervisaban decenas de instalaciones con miles de detenidos y sus familiares. Su salida desestabilizó toda la estructura.

  34. Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners World, February 18

    America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

  35. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.