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White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis

On: March 15, 2026, 7:11 pm EDT

The Trump administration is asking other countries to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but a deal isn’t set.

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Opinion | Will Colombia Join the Latin Move Right?

On: March 15, 2026, 4:13 pm EDT

Two competitive tickets risk splitting the right and giving away the election.

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Opinion | The Real Nuclear History of Iran

On: March 15, 2026, 3:52 pm EDT

The regime has never stopped seeking a weapon, and Obama’s deal didn’t end its pursuit.

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Opinion | Taking the U.S.-Israel Alliance’s Strength Global

On: March 15, 2026, 2:57 pm EDT

What a legacy for Khamenei that would be—revolutionizing the way democracies procure and field technologies to deter and defeat our shared enemies.

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Opinion | The Kurds Could Help in Iran

On: March 15, 2026, 2:54 pm EDT

They’re a natural ally for Israel and a potential threat that could weaken Tehran’s forces.

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Opinion | An Uncertain Future vs. Certain Nukes in Iran

On: March 15, 2026, 2:53 pm EDT

The best course of action is to systematically destroy Iran’s means of projecting military force and hope that in the uncertain future a better relationship is found.

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If Seizing Iran’s Nuclear Material Is the Endgame, Here’s What It Would Take

On: March 15, 2026, 2:33 pm EDT

Seizing Iran’s enriched uranium would be difficult but leaving it in Iran is dangerous, too.

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The Middle East Needs to Learn How Ukraine Stops Cheap Drones

On: March 15, 2026, 12:49 pm EDT

The U.S., Israel and Gulf states are searching for more affordable, effective solutions to their advanced antimissile capabilities.

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Cubans Intensify Protests After Sundown, Protected by the Night and Blackouts

On: March 15, 2026, 12:49 pm EDT

Residents in many cities bang pots, and in one town they sacked the office of the Communist Party in a rare outburst of violence.

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Israelis Learn to Live With War as the New Normal

On: March 15, 2026, 12:00 pm EDT

From bustling cafes to underground tent cities, more than two years of conflict has turned war into a way of life.

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What Are Trump’s Options for Securing the Strait of Hormuz?

On: March 15, 2026, 11:53 am EDT

Plus, Iranians’ hopes of regime change are crushed, war looms over the midterms and an Epstein victim tells her story.

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Opinion | Terrorists Are Now Often Made in the USA

On: March 15, 2026, 11:47 am EDT

Last week’s attackers in Michigan and Virginia were naturalized citizens, possibly radicalized here.

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Four More Members of the Iranian Women’s Soccer Team Decide to Return to Iran

On: March 15, 2026, 8:46 am EDT

The Iranian women’s team grabbed global attention—and criticism from Tehran—for their refusal to sing the Iranian national anthem.

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China Resumes Military Flights Around Taiwan After Sudden 10-Day Hiatus

On: March 15, 2026, 1:40 am EDT

Beijing hasn’t explained why it abruptly stopped what had become a routine practice, nor its resumption.

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For Xi, Iran War Reinforces View of U.S. as Dangerous Superpower

On: March 14, 2026, 11:00 pm EDT

Trump’s assaults on Iran and Venezuela—both Chinese allies and key suppliers of oil for its energy-hungry economy—could reaffirm Beijing’s mistrust of Washington.

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He Was Chevron’s Man in Venezuela—and a CIA Informant

On: March 14, 2026, 9:02 pm EDT

After retiring from Chevron, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to install the democratic opposition.

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Iran Tests U.S. Military Might With a Guerrilla Assault on the Global Economy

On: March 14, 2026, 9:00 pm EDT

U.S. and Israeli forces dominate the battlefield, but Tehran is choking oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Kim Jong Un Oversees Test of Tactical-Nuke Launchers

On: March 14, 2026, 8:30 pm EDT

North Korea is more focused on its regional strike capabilities, such as developing tactical nuclear-capable weapons.

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Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take.

On: March 14, 2026, 3:00 pm EDT

One option would be to clear the way for naval escorts by using more-intense air power against Iranian missiles and drones. Another option: seize the territory around the waterway with ground troops.

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Five Takeaways From WSJ’s Reporting on Trump’s Decision to Launch a War in Iran

On: March 14, 2026, 3:00 pm EDT

The president was warned that a military attack could prompt Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, but moved ahead.

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They Were Promised Regime Change. Now Many Iranians Feel Betrayed.

On: March 14, 2026, 12:00 pm EDT

In Tehran and beyond, residents worry they will be left with a devastated country and the same autocratic rulers as before the war began.

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The Race to Evacuate the World’s Elite Horses From the Iran War

On: March 14, 2026, 10:24 am EDT

Nearly 150 of the world’s elite show-jumping horses were in Qatar for the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha when Iranian missiles lit up Gulf skies.

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Russia Shuts Off Internet in Moscow as It Tests Nationwide Censorship System

On: March 14, 2026, 9:00 am EDT

Mobile internet access has been shut off in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions.

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Why Did Trump Order an Attack on Iran’s Kharg Island?

On: March 14, 2026, 7:34 am EDT

The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude exports.

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A Visual Guide to How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage

On: March 14, 2026, 5:30 am EDT

Ships in the Persian Gulf have been sitting ducks for Tehran.

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Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War.

On: March 13, 2026, 9:00 pm EDT

The president told his White House team that Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the strait, the world’s most vital shipping lane.

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Opinion | Viktor Orbán Carries Putin’s Water

On: March 13, 2026, 5:46 pm EDT

The Hungarian Prime Minister is blocking an EU loan that Ukraine needs to keep fighting Russia.

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Opinion | Opposing Trump Isn’t a Global Strategy

On: March 13, 2026, 4:48 pm EDT

Here’s my first draft of a national-security agenda for Democrats seeking the White House in 2028.

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Opinion | Trump’s Nixon Moment May Be Coming

On: March 13, 2026, 4:47 pm EDT

Unnoticed, the language of nuclear intimidation is again a currency in international conflict.

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War Triggers Growing Rift in Trans-Atlantic Alliance Over Russia

On: March 13, 2026, 4:07 pm EDT

The German chancellor is the latest European leader to criticize the U.S. after Washington temporarily eased sanctions against Russia.

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More Marines and Warships Head to Middle East as Hormuz Mission Intensifies

On: March 13, 2026, 3:43 pm EDT

The Pentagon has also weighed sending more destroyers to the region to escort tankers through the strait.

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Opinion | You Can’t Duck and Cover From the Mullahs

On: March 13, 2026, 2:36 pm EDT

The cost of inaction in Iran right now looks quite high.

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Opinion | Carter, the Iran Hostages and a Tense Summer in 1980

On: March 13, 2026, 2:33 pm EDT

An oblivious college student then, I still remember my parents’ fear and anger. It lived on well past the crisis.

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Opinion | A Good Ally Can Deploy Its Forces

On: March 13, 2026, 2:20 pm EDT

The U.K.’s slowness to send an air defense destroyer to Cyprus was telling.

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Is War Good For the Economy?

On: March 13, 2026, 2:00 pm EDT

War is never a good thing—but it can reorient an economy in some positive ways.

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Opinion | Arm the Iranian Resistance

On: March 13, 2026, 1:39 pm EDT

Let Persian dissidents exercise their right to bear arms.

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Family of Michigan Synagogue Attacker Killed in Lebanon Strike, Mayor Says

On: March 13, 2026, 10:13 am EDT

Local officials said Ayman Mohamad Ghazali’s relatives were killed by an Israeli strike this month during the conflict with Iran.

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U.K. Economy Unexpectedly Stalled in January

On: March 13, 2026, 5:02 am EDT

A sustained return to modest growth is likely to be hindered by the rise in energy prices and uncertainty that has accompanied the Middle East conflict.

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Emboldened by Oil Shock, Iran’s Leaders Play Diplomatic Hardball

On: March 12, 2026, 9:00 pm EDT

Tehran’s battered leaders are making tough demands as Arabs hope to spark talks.

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How the Iran War Unraveled the Gulf’s Image as a Luxurious Safe Haven

On: March 12, 2026, 9:00 pm EDT

Missiles and drones have punctured the notion that financial clout and luxury can act as impenetrable shields.

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U.S. Air Force Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq

On: March 12, 2026, 8:09 pm EDT

A second plane involved in the midair incident landed safely.

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War Is Raging. Tankers Are Burning. Yet the Stock Market Isn’t Panicking—for Now.

On: March 12, 2026, 6:04 pm EDT

Market confidence in a short war was misplaced. This isn’t a time to be confident about the outcome.

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Israeli Officials Think Iran’s Regime Isn’t Likely to Fall Soon

On: March 12, 2026, 5:51 pm EDT

Despite constant military pressure, Iranian security services have a strong grip on the streets, and protesters are afraid.

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Xi Enforces His Demand for Ethnic Unity Across China

On: March 12, 2026, 1:38 pm EDT

After crackdowns on Uyghurs and Tibetans, a new law threatens punishment for anyone who doesn’t embrace the common language and culture.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Stays Off Camera to Issue Defiant Statement

On: March 12, 2026, 1:14 pm EDT

In first public remarks, Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran would continue to block the Strait of Hormuz and attack U.S. bases.

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From Soccer Field to Safe House: The Iranian Women Who Defied Tehran

On: March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm EDT

When players refused to sing the national anthem at a game in Australia, they set in motion a fateful series of events.

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Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure

On: March 12, 2026, 7:00 am EDT

Hopes for quickly reviving trade through the strait are dimming without U.S. naval escorts as Iran steps up attacks.

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Mysterious Lull in Chinese Military Flights Leaves Taiwan Guessing

On: March 12, 2026, 6:39 am EDT

The sudden and unusual lull has stoked uncertainty about what Beijing is doing while the world focuses on war in the Middle East.

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Germany’s Economic Institutes Downgrade Growth Forecast on Iran War

On: March 12, 2026, 5:55 am EDT

Germany’s leading economic-research institutes lowered their 2026 growth forecasts, warning of the impact on energy prices from the conflict in the Middle East.

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China’s Auto Sales Drop as Demand Cools

On: March 12, 2026, 5:08 am EDT

Subdued sales activity was weighed by a nine-day Lunar New Year holiday and cooling consumer demand.

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