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Iran Live Updates: Rubio Says ‘Hardest Hits Are Yet to Come’ as Trump Predicts Weeks of War

As Trump Bombs Iran, America’s Allies Watch Fitfully From Sidelines

Strikes on Tehran on Sunday.

Pakistan Strikes Bagram Air Base, Satellite Images Show

After Attacks in Iran, Cubans Worry They Might Be Trump’s Next Target

A line of cars waits outside a gas station in Havana last month. Cuba is suffering from a severe energy shortage largely brought on by a U.S. blockade of foreign oil shipments,

How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries

Smoke rising from an Israeli air attack that struck suburbs south of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.

Hezbollah Plunges Lebanon Back Into War Despite Its Weakness

Hezbollah supporters rallied in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday in solidarity with Iran after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Carney Hails New Ties Between Canada and India, Setting Aside Rift Over Killing

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, left, with the Indian leader, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Monday.

Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors

President Emmanuel Macron of France speaking before a nuclear-powered submarine at a navy base in Crozon, France, on Monday.

Bagram Air Base Targeted by Pakistan, Afghanistan Says

Taliban fighters at the Bagram air field in Afghanistan in 2021.

‘It’s Surreal’: Iranians in Disbelief After Supreme Leader Is Killed

A rally to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran Attacks Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Bahrain After U.S.-Israeli Strikes

A plume of smoke from an Iranian strike rising in the distance from the Dubai International Airport.

After Attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, See Photos and Videos From the Middle East

An Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.

China’s Parents Are Outsourcing the Homework Grind to A.I.

The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

Police officers at the entrance to Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, Britain, last week, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is currently based.

U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Rwanda, Saying It Sabotaged Trump Peace Deal

President Trump, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, center, and President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo participate in a signing ceremony at the Institute of Peace in Washington in December 2025.

Trump Signals U.S. Is Prepared for a Long War Against Iran

People gathering their belongings at their damaged homes on Monday after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in Tehran. President Trump said that still-bigger waves of airstrikes were coming.

Rubio Warns Iran Faces ‘Hardest Hits’ Ahead, Offering Conflicting Rationales

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday that the “next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now.”

U.S. University Campuses in Mideast Move Classes Online as War Spreads

Iran has struck targets in Doha, Qatar. Several U.S. universities have campuses in the area.

A top Iranian official pledges attacks on tankers looking to pass through Strait of Hormuz.

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, in 2023.

U.S. Military Death Toll in Iran War Rises to 6

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday. The general said he expected the United States to “take additional losses.”

Conflict Spreads Across the Gulf

Damage from U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran yesterday.

Attack on U.S.-Flagged Oil Tanker in Bahrain Kills Shipyard Worker

The Stena Imperative oil tanker in Quebec in August 2023. The ship was attacked at port in Bahrain on Monday.

As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide

Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January after American intelligence was able to locate him at an apartment inside a Caracas military base.

Palestinian Brothers Killed as Settler Violence Surges in the West Bank

Friends and family grieved near the bodies of two Palestinian brothers who were fatally shot on Monday.

Qatar Says It Shot Down Two Iranian Bombers

Smoke rose from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base on Saturday, where usually thousands of American soldiers are stationed.

Satellite Images Show Burning Iranian Naval Ships

How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran

Dubai Says ‘Limited’ Flights Have Resumed From Its Airports

The Unexpected Winners From Trump’s New Global Tariff

Spain Denies U.S. Military Use of Its Bases for Iran Attack

“Spanish military bases will not be used for anything that falls outside the agreement with the United States and the United Nations Charter,” Spain’s foreign minister said.

Behind Trump’s Reversal On Regime Change

More Lebanese Flee Their Homes as Israel Strikes Back at Iran-Backed Hezbollah

Displaced Lebanese gather along the Mediterranean coast in Beirut on Monday after fleeing their homes. Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel overnight, bringing heavy Israeli retaliation.

Iranian Strikes Hit Qatar and Saudi Energy Sites, Threatening Oil and Gas Supplies

Smoke rose from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery on Monday following an Iranian drone attack.

Iran’s Top Security Official Calls Trump’s War Aims ‘Delusional’ and Says Iran ‘Will Not Negotiate’

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, at a news conference in 2024. He has accused President Trump of getting into a war that harmed U.S. interests, and vowed to fight on.

3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

After a Drone Strikes RAF Base in Cyprus, UK Risks Being Dragged Further Into Iran Conflict

An aircraft leaving R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, on Monday. The base was hit by a drone Sunday night.

After ‘Priceless’ Violin Flies on Lap, Lufthansa Changes Carry-On Rules

Carolin Widmann was boarding a plane with a Guadagnini violin, made in 1782, when she was instructed to take it out of its case.

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Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities in Dubai, Bahrain and Other Middle East Locations

Israel Strikes Beirut After Hezbollah Attacks

Smoke rising in Beirut, Lebanon, early on Monday.

Trump Says Iran War Could Last Weeks and Gives Competing Visions of New Regime

President Trump boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. He spoke to The Times in a brief phone interview.

In New York, Fury, Anxiety and Joy Over the Attacks on Iran

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said Americans did not support a “war of aggression” in Iran.

Iranian Strikes on Gulf States Reach the Hundreds

A damaged building in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday.

Strike on Girls’ School Kills at Least 175, Iranian State Media Says

In Turn From Iran Talks to War, U.S. Casts Doubt on Diplomacy

President Trump, seen on Friday, has given little public explanation on why he cut off talks and attacked Iran.

What Now in Iran?

How the Assault on Iran Unfolded

A rally to mourn the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran’s Ballistic Missile Launchers Have Been Cut by Half, Israeli Official Says

A missile on display in Tehran in October.

Stakes Quickly Rise for U.S. in Iran War, With 3 Service Members Killed

Smoke rose on Sunday near Erbil International Airport, which hosts U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.

Strikes Destroyed Newly Built Structures at Khamenei’s Compound

Democrats Question Trump’s Urgency to Attack Iran

The War Powers Act requires the president to consult with Congress “in every possible instance” before taking military action abroad, and it limits the unilateral use of force to 60 days.

What’s Next for Iran? Big Change Seems Certain, but Direction Is Unclear.

Iranians mourning their supreme leader at a rally in Tehran.

NYPD Steps Up Security After U.S.-Israel Attacks in Iran

Rebecca Weiner, deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the Police Department, said the city was in a heightened threat environment.

Trump Says He’s Open to Talks With Iran in Interview With The Atlantic

President Trump has kept a low profile since the United States and Israel struck Iran, except to call some individual reporters.

Maersk to Halt Some Red Sea Shipping in Sign of War’s Disruption to Global Supply Chain

Maersk, a large shipping company, said on Sunday that it would stop sending some of its vessels through the Red Sea.

Iran Fires Cheap Drones Into Arab Countries, Wreaking Havoc

Where the Strikes Leave Iranians

Iran’s regional alliance has been severely weakened in recent years.

A defaced banner depicting the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, the Syrian capital, last year. One of the largest blows to Iran was the loss of Syria as an allied state after the Assad dictatorship fell in late 2024.

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