U.S. Says It Is Close to Agreement With Iran: Live Updates
For weeks, mediators between Iran and the United States have been trying to hammer out a preliminary agreement…
Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70% of…
Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70% of…
Israel Strikes Beirut, Expanding Offensive in Lebanon
Israel widened its offensive in Lebanon on Thursday, striking Beirut for the first time in almost a month…
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Thursday that he had directed the Israeli military to expand its…
Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70% of…
Iran War Live Updates: Iranian Military Says It Targeted a U.S. Base in Retaliation for Strikes
May 27, 2026, 8:54 p.m. ET The U.S. says it knocked down four attack drones launched by Iran…
Opinion | Israel’s Isolation Is Deepening Fast. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
The picture elsewhere is growing worse too. In a Pew survey last year, majorities in 20 of 24…
Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal
Once again, there has been a cease-fire in Lebanon for weeks. And, once again, the fighting has not…
What’s behind Israel’s new targeting of Hamas leaders in Gaza?
After years of pursuit, Israel killed the commander of Hamas’s armed wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in Gaza last…
Hoping for Trump to pull off a victory in Iran is ‘magical thinking’
To the editor: According to contributing writer Josh Hammer’s naïve analysis of the Iran quagmire, in which President…
Opinion | How Much Crow Will Trump Have to Eat on Iran?
Only two questions remain regarding the U.S. war with Iran. One, how big a plate of crow will…