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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War

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By: Edward Wong
1 April 2026 at 08:51
President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.”

Stocks Recover Sharply Amid Hope for Iran War’s End

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By: The New York Times
1 April 2026 at 04:25
Investors weighed the news that the owner of a Kuwaiti tanker loaded with oil said it had been hit in an Iranian attack near Dubai.

© Kuwait Petroleum Corporation/Handout, via Via Reuters

Trump Lashes Out at Europe Over Strait of Hormuz, Tells U.K. to ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’

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By: Mark Landler and Catherine Porter
31 March 2026 at 23:31
President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.

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President Trump arriving in Washington on Sunday. Mr. Trump criticized European allies on social media on Tuesday for their refusal to get more involved in the Iran War.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

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By: David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
31 March 2026 at 21:02
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Will $4 Gas Hurt Trump’s Approval Ratings? Here’s What History Shows.

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By: Ruth Igielnik and Katherine Chui
31 March 2026 at 19:20
Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.

© Katherine Chui/The New York Times

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
31 March 2026 at 21:02
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

How the U.K.’s Leader Decides Which U.S. Bombers to Let Fly Against Iran

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By: Adam Goldman， Eric Schmitt and Michael D. Shear
31 March 2026 at 21:53
As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.

© Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in London on Monday. “We will not be drawn into the wider war,” he told lawmakers in mid-March.

America Is Abandoning Morality

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By: W.J. Hennigan
31 March 2026 at 07:41
The bombing campaign Mr. Trump is threatening in Iran could affect millions of Iranian civilians’ access to water, electricity and food.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say

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By: Julian E. Barnes， Adam Goldman and Ronen Bergman
31 March 2026 at 04:19
As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Many senior Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed, and those who survive have had difficulty communicating.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete

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By: Amelia Nierenberg
30 March 2026 at 22:05
President Trump suggested that Iran’s current leaders were “much more reasonable” as he sought to show progress in his war aims. Iran’s power structure appears firmly in control despite a month of U.S.-Israeli attacks.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump speaking aboard Air Force One, in Florida, on Sunday.

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Allow 20 More Ships of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz

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By: David E. Sanger
30 March 2026 at 13:09
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.

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Ships anchored in Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday.

Oil Jumps to $116 a Barrel on Signs of Escalation of Middle East War

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By: The New York Times
30 March 2026 at 09:58
Investors digested increasing signs of escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, which has led to a blockage of critical energy supplies.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move

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By: Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
30 March 2026 at 08:30
The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Marines training in Okinawa, Japan, last year. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been sent to the Middle East, though it is unclear what they will be used for.

The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

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By: Helene Cooper
30 March 2026 at 01:49
The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

© Edgar Su/Reuters

The U.S.S. Tripoli entering the Singapore Strait earlier this month. The 2,500 Marines who have been dispatched to the Middle East are part of the U.S.S. Tripoli amphibious ready group.

A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.

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By: Nicholas Kulish， Helene Cooper， Isabel Kershner and Erika Solomon
29 March 2026 at 16:16
A wave of strikes across the Middle East in recent days shows that Iran has not lost the capacity to retaliate.

© Amit Elkayam for The New York Times

Emergency responders at the site of a strike in the town of Eshtaol, Israel, on Saturday.
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