The countries slid back to open war over the waterway, as the U.S. planned to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports. Tehran said it had attacked tankers and fired at U.S. military sites.
Democrats have hope for candidates for governor in Iowa and Ohio, but if the G.O.P. seizes supermajorities in the legislatures, their power would be limited.
The bid to groom Iran’s former president as an intelligence asset culminated in an effort to relocate him at the start of the war. But the plan fell apart.
Iranian officials called for revenge against the U.S. and Israel for killing the late supreme leader, as new attacks pushed the region into deeper uncertainty.
The U.S. said it hit about 140 targets in Iran after Tehran attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it responded by firing at U.S. targets in Jordan, Oman and Qatar.
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, its natural resources and its government. His grip is a vivid manifestation of U.S. power.
During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacuum in a divided country.
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when President Trump travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.
America’s centennial in 1876 was celebrated with a grand exhibition that projected an image of national unity and inventiveness in the anxious aftermath of civil war and recession.
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Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism examines how Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, by selling a vision of the future that very few people would want to inhabit.
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Attacks on ships were followed by new U.S. strikes on Iran, which responded by firing at Gulf nations. The pattern of hostilities has all but collapsed a cease-fire, with little sign that either side will step back.
Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand and Reigniting a War
Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.
While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for defense.
Censors demanded 127 cuts to the film that explores a dark period of police brutality in Punjab state. Filmmakers say it’s the latest, chilling example of entrenched censorship.
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In case you missed Donald Trump’s triumphalist address marking America’s 250th anniversary, you weren’t alone. Lightning storms caused by an extreme heatwave sent the Washington crowds scattering and delayed the US president’s address by four hours – but it was still a trademark piece of Trumpian dystopia, a highly politicised polemic that followed on from a white nationalist march on the streets of the capital.
David Smith’s brilliant feature essay this week reveals how the US president has hijacked the country’s milestone anniversary and turned it into a joyless, farcical series of largely self-serving events. And from Moscow to Mexico City, there’s a terrific reported feature from our correspondents around the globe on how the world views America at 250 in the age of Trump.
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