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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.

Who Could Take Over for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

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

Iranians in Tehran, the capital, mourned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, on Sunday.

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

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.

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.

In Ukraine, a Community of ‘Simple Believers’ Shuns the Modern World

Laying a foundation for a house in the village of Kosmyryn, in western Ukraine, in November.

The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss

After Mexican forces killed a notorious cartel kingpin on Sunday, his followers set fire to hundreds of vehicles, like this one beside a highway in Jalisco state.

Trump Gives Green Light to Private Oil Sales to Cuba

The Nico Lopez oil refinery in Havana this month.

Carney Visiting India, Australia and Japan to Build Canada’s ‘Middle Power’ Bonds

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, with his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arriving in Mumbai, India, on Friday.

Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing

An Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.

Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Regime

Taliban soldiers looking toward Pakistan from the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing, on Friday.

A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud

President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at an investment forum in Washington in November.

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China’s New Study Buddy: The A.I. Chatbot

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 115, 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 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.

9 Killed in Israeli City Near Jerusalem After Iranian Missile Strike

Protesters Try to Storm U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan

Air travel to and from the Middle East has become increasingly precarious.

Passengers stranded by the closing of Dubai International Airport waited for help in a parking lot there on Sunday.

Pentagon Announces First Three U.S. Deaths in War With Iran

President Trump on Friday. He said that the campaign against Iran could result in American deaths.

Iran’s Regime May Survive, but the Middle East Will Be Changed

Iranians mourning the killing of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday.

Israelis Are Tense but Relieved That Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Dead

People taking shelter in Herzliya, Israel, on Sunday.

OPEC Plus to Boost Oil Production as Iran Strikes Threaten Price Spike

An oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. The eight oil-producing countries in the group known as OPEC Plus, which includes Saudi Arabia, said on Sunday that they would increase oil production in April.

The U.S.-Israeli attacks have killed a number of Iranian leaders.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday.

A top Iranian security official says an interim government will be formed on Sunday.

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, who was close to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2024.

Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself

The “radical Shia clerics” leading Iran could not be trusted, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in recent weeks.

Israel launches new military strikes as Iran retaliates after Khamenei’s killing.

People taking shelter in Tel Aviv on Sunday as air-raid sirens warned of another Iranian missile and drone attack.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A giant billboard featuring a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in the center of Tehran’s Valiasr Square last year.

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The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.

A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at the compound of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran

President Trump arriving in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Iranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led for more than three decades, shaped Iran’s Islamic revolution far more than the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

After Iran Attacks, Ship Traffic Plummets in Strait of Hormuz

False and outdated videos circulated online after the Iran strikes.

See a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders

The attacks touched off protests across the United States and abroad.

A demonstration in Times Square in New York on Saturday was one of dozens of protests across the country and around the world opposing the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.

U.S. Ability to Determine What Comes Next in Iran Might Be Limited

People demonstrating in support of the government in Tehran on Saturday.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran

President Trump after delivering remarks in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday.

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