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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy

Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January at the funeral of an Israeli hostage.

Mahmood Mamdani, Father of NYC Mayor, Is Writing a Book on Gaza

Since his days as a scholar in Tanzania in the 1970s, Mahmood Mamdani has wrestled with subjects including the nature of colonialism and its enduring consequences.

His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.

The Spanish director Oliver Laxe questioned “if my cinema is Spanish or not,” and said that his Oscar-nominated film, “Sirat,” differed from the work of his Spanish peers.

Explosion at Jewish School in Amsterdam Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say

Police officers on Saturday outside the Amsterdam school where a blast damaged an outer wall. The mayor said Jews in Amsterdam were “increasingly confronted with antisemitism.”

Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?

The Capitolio Nacional in Havana. Cuba’s isolation is deepening in the region.

To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge

An American soldier, in Poland, carrying an interceptor drone used in the Merops anti-drone system. The system was deployed in Poland after Russian drones crossed into the country.

Cuba’s History Since the Revolution, in Photos

Old Havana, the capital’s historic center, is a warren of faded facades and sunlit plazas.

Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy

A fuel storage site in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

How the War in Iran Could Help China and Change Asia

Fighter jets on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in 2024. A carrier group including the ship was redirected from the South China Sea to the Middle East in January.

Cuba Acknowledges Talks with Trump Officials For the First Time

President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba speaking in Havana in January.

A Visit to a Temple at the Heart of the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks Help

Demonstrating the Bullet interceptor drone in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on Wednesday.

Tehran Seems Largely Empty, as Many Flee and Others Weary of the Fighting

The Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran on Saturday. More than 1,348 civilians have been killed in Iran since the beginning of the war, according to the country’s representative to the United Nations.

Sandstorm Batters Gaza, Slamming Makeshift Shelters

Displaced Palestinians faced a sandstorm in Gaza City on Saturday.

The war has put Middle East water supplies at risk.

Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon

The funeral for Youssef Assaf, a volunteer with the Lebanese Red Cross, in Tyre, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War

A man lighting a fire to keep warm along Beirut’s waterfront, after fleeing the city’s southern suburbs last week.

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Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space

The northern lights over Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Scientists worry that space is becoming cluttered with satellites and debris.

How My Trip to Antarctica Unlocked a Family Discovery

How Migrant Workers Have Been Affected by Iran’s Strikes

Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is at the helm of President Trump’s aggressive campaigns to reshape the governments of Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and beyond.

What to Know About Iran’s Kharg Island

Smoke billowing from a flare stack at the Port of Kharg Island oil terminal in Iran in 2017.

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Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.

President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at Mar-a-Lago in December.

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

A resident walks through a neighborhood of central Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Friday.

U.S. Attacks Iran’s Kharg Island, a Key Port for Oil Exporting, Trump Says

A satellite image of Kharg Island in Iran last month.

Messi Meets Trump and Argentina Is Divided

President Trump with Lionel Messi and other members of Inter Miami in Washington last week.

U.S. Vows to Block Iran’s Attempt to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz

Thousands marched amid airstrikes on Quds Day, a government-sponsored event, on Friday in Tehran.

A New Trump Envoy Stirs Fears of U.S. Meddling In Brazil’s Elections

Darren Beattie, who recently became the State Department’s new senior adviser on Brazil policy, was fired from a job in the first Trump administration for appearing at a conference attended by white nationalists.

Britain warns its citizens in Dubai they could be jailed for sharing photos of damage from airstrikes.

A building in Dubai damaged by debris from an intercepted missile on Friday. The United Arab Emirates prosecutor said last week that taking or sharing videos documenting airstrikes or damage could be illegal.

More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say

Navy ships in Nagasaki, Japan, in 2023.

U.S.-Made Launcher Fired Missiles From Bahrain Toward Iran, Video Shows

The Strait of Hormuz is narrow — and shallow enough to lay minefields.

Read Some of John F. Burns’s Reporting From Around the World

John F. Burns in 2002 in Afghanistan. Following the attacks of Sept. 11, he coordinated coverage and reported on the war from Kabul and Islamabad, in Pakistan.

Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollars

The oil tanker Skipper, seized by the United States, seen off the coast of Texas near Galveston in December.

Trump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran

President Donald J. Trump now says Iranians could face threats for protesting against the government, which his war has failed to topple so far.

Thousands Attend Government Rally in Tehran to Denounce Israel and U.S.

Demonstrators pumped their fists in defiance despite a blast near the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran on Friday.

Israel Drops Leaflets on Beirut with Reminders of Gaza War

Rubble in the northern Gaza Strip, in February. Israel heavily bombed Gaza for two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.

How This Oil Supply Shock Compares With the Embargo of 1973

The 1973 oil embargo led to panic buying, and long lines at gas stations. While that isn’t likely now in the United States, the price shock is likely to reverberate through the economy.

Hegseth says an officer has been appointed to investigate deadly strike on Iranian school.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the appointment of a general officer to lead an investigation on a deadly strike that hit an elementary school in Iran.

U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.

Smoke rose after a reported Iranian drone strike on a fuel facility of Bahrain International Airport on Thursday. Iranian drones have also struck Amazon’s data center in Bahrain and two others in the U.A.E.

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

The New York Times international correspondent John F. Burns interviewing people in Baghdad on Dec. 13, 2003, the day the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured.

Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle NCAR Research Lab

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.

U.S. Sanctions Pause Adds Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gain From Iran War

A tanker carrying Russian oil in Gujarat, India, on Wednesday. At least one analyst expects Indian imports of Russian crude to hit record levels next month.

Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies

“With every passing hour, we know, and we know they know, that the military capabilities of their evil regime are crumbling,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Oil and cargo ships are growing targets in war with Iran.

To Secure BTS Concert Tickets, K-Pop Fans Crowd Internet Cafes in South Korea

Fans booking BTS concert tickets in January at an internet cafe in Seoul.

Pink Floyd Guitar Is Sold for a Record $14.55 Million

A Fender Stratocaster known as “The Black Strat,” part of the David Gilmour Guitar Collection, was displayed at Christie’s in New York City in 2019.

Turkey Says NATO Defenses Shot Down a Third Iranian Missile

Turkish combat drones at the Incirlik Air Base, in southern Turkey, in 2021.

What Does It Mean to Have Air Superiority Over Iran?

B-1 bombers are among the aircraft that the U.S. Air Force is using in Iran.

Drone Strike Has Cyprus, and Europe, on Edge

R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British air base in Cyprus, on March 2, after it was struck by a drone that officials said was launched by Hezbollah.

Where Israeli Strikes Are Hitting Beirut

‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans

A steel mill in Braddock, Pa. Researchers found that the North American Free Trade Agreement sped up the decline of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

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This is what happened on March 12.

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