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Today — 30 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Iran’s Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.

30 May 2026 at 07:09
A political fight is playing out in Iran, where the small but loud faction of hard-liners has used rallies, state media and private and public statements to try to undermine negotiations.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A billboard of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.

Israeli Troops Push Deeper Into Lebanon as Cease-Fire Talks Continue

By: Euan Ward
30 May 2026 at 01:10
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli ground forces had crossed Lebanon’s Litani River, as military officials from the two countries were set to meet for U.S.-brokered talks.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

An apartment building in Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
Yesterday — 29 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say

Romania is a NATO country, and the security alliance condemned “Russia’s recklessness” for an episode that sharply escalated tensions with Moscow.

© Inquam Photos, via Reuters

The site where a drone hit a building in Galati, Romania, on Friday, close to the border with Ukraine.

Trump’s Iran Approach Sows Confusion

President Trump’s pendulum swings on Iran have often seemed driven by mood and moment rather than any discernible strategy.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump’s shifts reflect a political tug of war between hawkish supporters urging him to hit Iran harder and noninterventionists urging him to make a quick deal.

In Strait of Hormuz Standoff, U.S. and Iran Deploy Economic Warfare

The American blockade and Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz have created a stalemate that is neither peace nor raging conflict, with both sides attempting economic strangulation on the water.

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Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Control of the waterway is a tool Iran has used as leverage against the United States.
Before yesterdayNYT | Top Stories

Guatemala Agrees to Joint Drug Gang Strikes With U.S., Expanding Trump’s Campaign

The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.

© Daniele Volpe for The New York Times

Security forces outside a prison in Guatemala City after a wave of riots and gang violence in January.

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home

The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

The C.I.A. was “unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency,” the court papers charged.

Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon, Ordering Evacuations

By: Euan Ward
28 May 2026 at 00:22
The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for two southern cities, indicating that more airstrikes were imminent.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Villages in southern Lebanon after strikes on Wednesday.
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