Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Thursday wpadminMarch 13, 2026Hezbollah, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Khamenei, Ali, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Lebanon, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Strait of Hormuz, Trump, Donald J, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran Is Laying Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Officials Say wpadminMarch 13, 2026Freight (Cargo), International Relations, Iran, Israel, Mines, Explosive, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States International Relations, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is Iran Blocking It? wpadminMarch 13, 2026International Energy Agency, International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Middle East, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
New Iranian Leader Vows to Keep Global Oil Gateway Blocked wpadminMarch 13, 2026Iran, Lebanon, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Your Oscars Guide wpadminMarch 13, 2026Academy Awards (Oscars), Actors and Actresses, Canada, Ireland, Movies, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement wpadminMarch 13, 2026internal-open-access-from-nl, Iran, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Middle East, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Stryker Cyberattack Adds to Fears of New Front in Iran War wpadminMarch 13, 2026Cyberwarfare and Defense, Iran, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Displaced Lebanese Haunted by Strikes from the Sky wpadminMarch 13, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Dahiya (Lebanon), Deaths (Fatalities), Defense and Military Forces, Evacuations and Evacuees, Hezbollah, International Relations, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Refugees and Displaced Persons, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Iran War Causing Largest Ever Oil Disruption, I.E.A. Says wpadminMarch 13, 2026Energy and Power, International Energy Agency, Iran, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How The Times Uses Graphics and Maps to Track the Mideast Conflict wpadminMarch 13, 2026Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Maps, New York Times, Satellites, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s Naval Mines: A History of Threats to Persian Gulf Shipping wpadminMarch 13, 2026Freight (Cargo), Houthis, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, live-detached, Maritime Accidents and Safety, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf War, Phillips, Stephen (Journalist), Red Sea, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness wpadminMarch 13, 2026Defense Department, Hegseth, Pete, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-11), Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Deadly Attack on Oil Tankers Prompts Iraq to Close Oil Terminals wpadminMarch 13, 2026internal-open-access-from-nl, Iraq, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Ships and Shipping, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves wpadminMarch 13, 2026Energy Department, internal-open-access-from-nl, International Energy Agency, Iran, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Shortages, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Oil Prices Rise Despite Trump’s Decision to Lift Russia Sanctions wpadminMarch 13, 2026American Automobile Assn, Bessent, Scott, Europe, Iran, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index, Stocks and Bonds, United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Appear to Be Slowing wpadminMarch 12, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, live-detached, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Was Wounded Early in the War, Iranian and Israeli Officials Say wpadminMarch 11, 2026Deaths (Fatalities), Iran, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Religion-State Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week wpadminMarch 11, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Economic Conditions and Trends, Europe, International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Middle East, Midterm Elections (2026), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Trump, Donald J, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
World Heritage Sites Hit in Airstrikes on Iran wpadminMarch 11, 2026Destruction of Cultural Antiquities and Heritage, Iran, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), World Heritage Sites
Fear and Hope for Iranians Trapped Between Bombs and Defiant Rulers wpadminMarch 10, 2026Basij, Civilian Casualties, internal-open-access-from-nl, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Kurdistan, Tehran (Iran), United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Civilians Killed by Strikes in Gulf States Are Almost All Migrant Workers wpadminMarch 10, 2026Civilian Casualties, Migrant Labor (Non-Agriculture), Persian Gulf, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran wpadminMarch 10, 2026Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Appointments and Executive Changes, Defense and Military Forces, Espionage and Intelligence Services, International Relations, Iran, Israel, Karroubi, Mehdi, Khamenei, Ali, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Khomeini, Ruhollah, Muslims and Islam, Politics and Government, Religion-State Relations, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
On the Road With Zelensky, Weathered, Weary and Fighting On wpadminMarch 9, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Donetsk (Ukraine), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Zelensky, Volodymyr
Ukraine Sent Drone Experts to Protect U.S. Bases in Jordan, Zelensky Says wpadminMarch 9, 2026Drones (Pilotless Planes), Jordan, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Zelensky, Volodymyr
A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran wpadminMarch 8, 2026Brazil, BRICS Group, China, Developing Countries, Embargoes and Sanctions, India, International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), South Africa, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State wpadminMarch 8, 2026Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Quds Force, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame wpadminMarch 8, 2026Iran, Khamenei, Ali, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Pakistan Praised Trump. Now It Risks Being Caught Up in His War With Iran wpadminMarch 8, 2026Pakistan, Sharif, Shahbaz, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs wpadminMarch 7, 2026Arms Trade, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Defense and Military Forces, Foreign Aid, International Relations, Meeks, Gregory W, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs wpadminMarch 7, 2026Arms Trade, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Defense and Military Forces, Foreign Aid, International Relations, Meeks, Gregory W, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Russia Attacks Kharkiv and Kyiv in Ukraine wpadminMarch 7, 2026Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Putin, Vladimir V, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Zelensky, Volodymyr
Russia Attacks Kharkiv and Kyiv in Ukraine wpadminMarch 7, 2026Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Putin, Vladimir V, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Zelensky, Volodymyr
Traveling Around the Turbulent World With Mark Carney wpadminMarch 7, 2026Australia, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Canada, Carney, Mark J, Defense and Military Forces, Freeland, Chrystia, India, International Relations, Japan, Reid, Rachel (Author), Trudeau, Justin, Turnbull, Malcolm (1954- ), United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Traveling Around the Turbulent World With Mark Carney wpadminMarch 7, 2026Australia, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Canada, Carney, Mark J, Defense and Military Forces, Freeland, Chrystia, India, International Relations, Japan, Reid, Rachel (Author), Trudeau, Justin, Turnbull, Malcolm (1954- ), United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Europe Didn’t Want War With Iran. But So Far, It Can’t Stay Out of It. wpadminMarch 7, 2026Europe, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Israel, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ), Meloni, Giorgia (1977- ), Merz, Friedrich, United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Europe Didn’t Want War With Iran. But So Far, It Can’t Stay Out of It. wpadminMarch 7, 2026Europe, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Israel, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ), Meloni, Giorgia (1977- ), Merz, Friedrich, United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
What the U.S. and Israel Have Targeted in Their Iran Blitz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Basij, Defense and Military Forces, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Nuclear Weapons, Quds Force, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
What the U.S. and Israel Have Targeted in Their Iran Blitz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Basij, Defense and Military Forces, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Nuclear Weapons, Quds Force, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran wpadminMarch 7, 2026Annan, Kofi, Civilian Casualties, Hathaway, Oona, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Putin, Vladimir V, Security Council (UN), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran wpadminMarch 7, 2026Annan, Kofi, Civilian Casualties, Hathaway, Oona, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Putin, Vladimir V, Security Council (UN), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar wpadminMarch 7, 2026Economic Conditions and Trends, Europe, Iran, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar wpadminMarch 7, 2026Economic Conditions and Trends, Europe, Iran, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
How War in the Middle East Could Sow Hunger wpadminMarch 7, 2026Africa, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Fertilizer, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Middle East, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Trump, Donald J, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
How War in the Middle East Could Sow Hunger wpadminMarch 7, 2026Africa, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Fertilizer, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Middle East, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Trump, Donald J, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s Navy Is Weakened but U.S. Still Faces Challenges in Strait of Hormuz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Gulf of Oman, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Military Bases and Installations, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s Navy Is Weakened but U.S. Still Faces Challenges in Strait of Hormuz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Gulf of Oman, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Military Bases and Installations, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Iran’s Drone Attacks Plague the Gulf States wpadminMarch 7, 2026Bahrain, Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Iran, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power wpadminMarch 7, 2026China, Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, Iran, Khamenei, Ali, Maduro, Nicolas, People's Liberation Army (China), Taiwan, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, Xi Jinping
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again wpadminMarch 7, 2026Cuba, Hegseth, Pete, International Relations, Iran, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Venezuela, War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again wpadminMarch 7, 2026Cuba, Hegseth, Pete, International Relations, Iran, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Venezuela, War and Armed Conflicts
