U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said.

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Readers respond to an editorial about the need for more affordable housing. Also: El Niño and famine; Luke Morrison’s military museum.

Residents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean as a livelihood.

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David Rush, a longtime C.I.A. officer, appears to have first had contact with Stephen A. Feinberg during President Trump’s first term. Some officials said the two men were not close.

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The failure to protect NATO territory further increased anxiety about alliance solidarity, Russia’s intentions and Washington’s commitment to collective defense.

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The president has wavered on whether to move ahead with an agreement with Iran to end the war. On Friday, he vowed to make a “final determination” soon.

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Are we ready for autonomous drones to make life-and-death decisions on the battlefield? Christian Brose, the chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries, explains on “Interesting Times” that the Pentagon’s official policy leaves the door for autonomous weapons wide open.

America has fired “something like eight years’ worth of Tomahawk missile production” in Iran, Christian Brose, the chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries, says on “Interesting Times,” where he and the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat discuss the limitations of America’s arsenal of “luxury” weapons.

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

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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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Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

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Three reasons Trump is losing the war in Iran.

Three reasons Trump is losing the war in Iran.

Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

A truce isn’t necessarily doomed if the missiles are still flying. Here’s why.

Luke Morrison may be the youngest person keeping alive an age-old tradition: to process war through the memories and mementos of those who experienced it.

The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.

M. Gessen and Rachel Louise Snyder on the parallels between authoritarianism and domestic violence.

As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.

As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.

President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.

“You name it, we’re investing in it” does not inspire confidence.

With talks at an impasse, both sides are holding to positions their opponents call unacceptable, while the economic pain caused by the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues to grow.

Defense secretaries have previously traveled with presidents on overseas trips, to provide advice and represent the U.S. military.

How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.

China’s top diplomat also warned against the restarting of hostilities as he met with Iran’s foreign minister. The U.S. has urged China to pressure Iran to reopen the waterway.

President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.

A 19th-century military strategist should be required reading at the Pentagon.