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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says It Has Dealt Double Blow to Iranian Leadership

Dozens Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul

The airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghan officials said.

Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels

At Least 23 Killed in Nigeria as Insurgent Attacks Go On Despite U.S. Help

Members of the Nigerian Red Cross with a victim of the bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, at a hospital on Monday.

Trump Signals He May Intervene in Cuba Following Iran and Venezuela

People gathering on a street during a blackout on Monday in Havana.

What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, emerged as the de facto leader of the country after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees

Smoke billowing near the Dubai International Airport on Monday.

As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large

U.S. Air Force personnel loading munitions into a B-1 bomber at R.A.F. Fairford on Monday.

What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship

The Chinese destroyer Tangshan at dock near an Iranian navy ship in Cape Town, South Africa, in January for joint maritime safety operations.

As Carney Seeks Canadian Alliances with China, India and Qatar, He Looks Away on Human Rights

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India this month in New Delhi.

Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy.

Peter Thiel speaking in Cambridge, England, in 2024. He previously delivered lectures on the Antichrist in Paris in January and in San Francisco last year.

Tribunal Calls for Retrial of the Vatican’s ‘Trial of the Century’

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu at the Vatican in 2024.

Europe Has Helped the U.S. Protect Shipping. The Strait of Hormuz Is Different.

A briefing about Operation Aspides in Greece in April 2024.

Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei

A photo of the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a ceremony for military officials killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, last week.

As Trump belittled European allies, the Irish leader pushed back, gently.

President Trump hosted Micheál Martin, the taoiseach or prime minister of Ireland, at the White House on Tuesday,

Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, in Tehran in 2024. The Israeli military announced it had killed him in an airstrike on Tuesday.

The Iran War Is Pushing Some Countries to Cut Back On Energy Use

A damaged oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.

U.N. Says Attacks on Iran Set to Drive Hunger to Record Levels

Volunteers prepared packages of food in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan on Monday.

China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus

Meta announced in December that it had bought Manus, a Singapore artificial intelligence start-up that has Chinese roots.

Antisemitic Attacks Bring Deeper Unease to Dutch Jews

Police standing outside a Jewish school following an explosion in Amsterdam on Saturday.

Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Allies to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Trump spoke to reporters on Tuesday while meeting with Micheál Martin, the prime minister of Ireland, in the Oval Office.

A Smelly Ice Cream Ad Tempts Few London Commuters

Every few seconds, spritzes of chocolate aroma fill King’s Cross Station in London, part of a marketing campaign for Magnum Ice Cream.

Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran

Ali Larijani was appointed as the head of the Supreme National Security Council by the slain former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain

Staff and students waiting in line to receive antibiotics at the University of Kent in Canterbury on Monday.

Under Roman Abramovich, Chelsea Broke Rules for Years, Premier League Says

Mr. Abramovich celebrating Chelsea’s Champions League victory in Porto, Portugal, in 2021.

Why Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count the Reasons.

An apartment in Tehran on Sunday after an airstrike.

What is the Basij?

Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Basij militia force, in Tehran, in 2019.

Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote in a letter to President Trump that he posted Tuesday.

Here Are the Top Iranian Leaders Killed in the War So Far

Israel’s Killing of Ali Larijani Could Allow Military to Tighten Grip on Iran

Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, in Tehran in 2024. He oversaw the brutal crackdown on antigovernment protesters in January.

Another Tanker Is Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

A tanker anchored near Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was hit by a projectile on Tuesday, a British monitoring agency said.

China is Tight-Lipped on Trump’s Request to Delay His Xi Summit

President Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, last met in Busan, South Korea, in 2025.

We Traced How U.S. Guns Get to Mexican Cartels

This is what happened on March 16.

Gas Prices Keep Rising as Seasonal Changes Add to Oil Price Pressure

Here’s the latest.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday

An encampment in a parking lot in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that its forces had launched a “ground maneuver” in southern Lebanon, compounding fears of a broader invasion.

Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations

President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba during a visit to Venezuela last year.

A Predictable Problem

Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships

Mr. Trump’s appeal for an international naval escort, which he issued on Saturday, was the first time he appeared eager to build a broad coalition against Iran.

Trump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China

Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, left, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, conducted talks with their Chinese counterparts on Sunday and Monday in Paris.

Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba’

The Güinera neighborhood of Havana on Friday.

What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence.

President Trump leaving the White House last month. The conflict in Iran has come with consequences including a rising death toll and soaring gas prices.

How the Makers of ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Addressed ‘an Ethical Minefield’

David Borenstein, in white, and Pavel Talankin, left, at the Oscars on Sunday, accepting an award for “Mr. Nobody Against Putin.”

In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency

Israeli Schools Begin Reopening in Some Areas Seen as Safer

Israel’s Expanding Ground Assault in Lebanon Meets Resistance in Hilltop Town

Smoke rises from a strike in Khiam, Lebanon, on Monday.

Fifth Member of Iranian Soccer Team Reverses Decision on Asylum

Members of the Iranian women’s soccer team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last week.

Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts

The dominant impression of the economy for many Americans this spring could come down to rapidly rising gas prices.

Israel Denies That It Is Running Out of Missile Interceptors

Workers at the site of a building damaged by an Iranian strike in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Sunday. Israel has intercepted most of the projectiles Iran has fired, but some have penetrated the country’s air defenses.

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

Health workers unloaded medicines at the Chipulukusu Health Center in northern Zambia earlier this month.

Norway Celebrates Oscar Win for Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’

Joachim Trier accepting the Oscar for his film “Sentimental Value.” He said he was “just so proud and shocked” about the movie’s success.

Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations

President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at their last in-person meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October.

Is Cheburashka, the Beloved Soviet-Born Character, Ruining Russia?

In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board. Not in Iran.

A heavily guarded compound, close to Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs along the Tigris River in Baghdad, burned after the Pentagon’s “shock and awe” bombing campaign on March 20, 2003, opened the Iraq war.

What Do Africans Think of Trump’s Travel Ban List?

Mouhameth Fall in Dakar, Senegal, on Friday.

Here’s the latest.

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