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NYT Middle East
Mar 10, 2026

This is what happened on March 9.


NYT Middle East
Mar 10, 2026

As War Comes to Gulf States, Migrant Workers Pay the Highest Price
Since the American-Israeli attack on Iran began, at least 11 civilians have been killed in oil-rich Gulf countries. All but one of them were foreign nationals.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Missile in Deadly Iranian School Strike Appears to Be U.S.-Made, Photos Taken by Iran Show
Iranian state media posted mangled remnants it claims were from the Feb. 28 attack in Minab. An analysis shows they have the markings of a missile made by American manufacturers

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On
The president said the U.S. could accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep oil flowing. "We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough," he said.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Trump Again Suggests Without Evidence That Iran Struck Elementary School
After a video showed a Tomahawk missile hitting a naval base next to the school, President Trump claimed Iran possesses such weapons. But the U.S. developed the missile and has sold it only to a few close allies.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Shells Fired From Lebanon Land West of Syrian Capital, Country's Military Says
The Syrian military accused Hezbollah of targeting Syrian army positions outside of Damascus.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Here's What Happened in the Conflict on Monday
President Trump gave conflicting signals about a possible end to the war with Iran amid wild gyrations in global markets.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Oil Prices and Stocks Swing Wildly as Iran and Israel Launch New Strikes
Oil prices and stocks initially swung wildly, and Iran's foreign minister promised "surprises," calling the strikes against his country "Operation Epic Mistake."

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Australia Grants Humanitarian Visas to 5 Members of Iranian Women's Soccer Team
Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a match in Australia.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Iran Choosing Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader Signals Defiance Amid War
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei could prove to be even more radical than his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the U.S. and Israel at the start of the war.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Oman Becomes Unlikely Hub for Evacuees Fleeing War in Gulf
The international airport in Muscat, the Omani capital, has remained open while fighting in the region has escalated.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East
President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France's allies and French citizens in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Iran's Choice of New Leader Signals Defiance to Foes
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei could prove to be even more radical than his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the U.S. and Israel at the start of the war.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

At a cemetery in Tehran, there are fresh graves and angry slogans.


NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Israeli Forces Raid New Area in Southern Lebanon, Bombard Near Beirut
Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese president, called for direct talks with Israel to end the fighting. He also leveled blame at Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group, for igniting the war.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Here's the latest.


NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Video Captures Apparent Strike Near Boys' School in Iran
A communications tower seemed to be the intended target, according to satellite imagery analysis. Iranian state media reported that a boy had been killed in the explosion.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Ukraine Helps U.S. Bases in the Mideast With Stopping Drones
As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

G7 Countries Hold Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Supplies
Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Dozens Wounded in Bahrain as Arab States Condemn Iranian Strikes
Key U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have stepped up their criticism of Iran after facing a barrage of missiles and drone attacks over the past week.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Ed Davey Wants King Charles to Cancel his U.S. State Visit Over Iran War
Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain, said President Trump does not deserve the "diplomatic coup" of hosting the king for a state visit.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

NATO Intercepts Second Iranian Missile Entering Turkey's Airspace, Defense Ministry Says
It was the second time in six days that Turkey announced the interception of a missile from Iran.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Ukraine Helps U.S. Mideast Bases With Stopping Drones
As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Israeli Forces Raid New Areas in Southern Lebanon
Israeli fighter jets also bombarded the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, as part of its escalating military campaign against Hezbollah.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Trial of Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's Rival, Begins in Turkey
Ekrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption, clashed with the judge and criticized the trial as baseless.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Australia Urged to Protect Members of the Iranian Women's Soccer Team
The athletes, who are set to head home, were called ‘traitors' by Iran's state media after they didn't sing their national anthem during a match in Australia.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Ukraine Sent Drone Experts to Protect U.S. Bases in Jordan, Zelensky Says
As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.

NYT Middle East
Mar 09, 2026

Is the Trial of Erdogan's Top Rival More About Corruption or Politics?
Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey's president is trying to eliminate a political foe.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Democrats Seize on Oil Topping $100 a Barrel, as Trump Downplays Jump
The global oil benchmark topped $100 a barrel late Sunday, putting Republicans on the defensive on an issue at the center of this year's midterm elections.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
The evidence contradicts President Trump's claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Iran's Security Establishment Celebrates Mojtaba Khamenei's Selection
Opponents of the government, however, worried the new supreme leader, a son of the recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would rule with an iron fist like his father.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Here's What Happened in the Conflict on Sunday
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his father's successor. The Pentagon announced the death of a seventh U.S. service member.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Iran Has a New Supreme Leader. What Does That Mean?
Mojtaba Khamenei takes on a role that makes him not only Iran's spiritual leader but also the highest authority in the land.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave
The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

This is what happened on March 8.


NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's New Supreme Leader?
The selection of a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike on his compound at the start of the war, could anger Iranians seeking change.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, Son of Iran's Slain Supreme Leader, Is a Mysterious Figure
The succession of the slain leader's son is seen as a signal of the Islamic republic's defiance of Israel and the United States, and of continuity during crisis.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran
The service member killed was not publicly identified, but U.S. Central Command said the death was caused by injuries after an attack on a Saudi military base.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran
A senior U.S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Lebanese Villagers Bury Hezbollah Fighters, Praising Their Defiance of Israel
After a fierce ground fight between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, the village of Nabi Sheet mourned its dead. "We are not here to bow," said one villager. "We will not kneel."

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

West Bank Violence Intensifies, as Israeli Settlers Kill 3 Palestinians
A rise in settler attacks is terrorizing Palestinians in the occupied territory, at a time when global attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Israel Strikes Energy Infrastructure Crucial to Iran's Well-Being
Continued attacks could make the Iranian government and the country as a whole more vulnerable.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Israeli Strikes on Fuel Depots Send Black Clouds Over Iranian Capital
Immense dark plumes of smoke enveloped Tehran after the Israeli military expanded attacks on energy infrastructure.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Vital Water Desalination Plants in Iran and Bahrain Are Attacked
Strikes on non-military infrastructure are a "serious escalation," analysts say, and could widen the war's impact on civilians.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Targeted as Iraq Gets Drawn Deeper Into Regional War
Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Iran Says It's Close to Naming a New Supreme Leader
Iranian state media reported that the country's top clerics have identified who will replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. They have not released his name.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Vital desalination plants in Iran and Bahrain are attacked.


NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran
Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven't, even though Iran is a fellow member.

NYT Middle East
Mar 08, 2026

Here is the latest.


NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say
The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Israel Strikes Oil Facilities in Iran
Huge flames erupted into the sky over Tehran and a nearby city on Saturday.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Iran's De Facto Leader Says Iran Will Not Surrender or Stop Its Attacks
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a close confidant of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran was determined to avenge the killing of the leader.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

This is what happened on March 7.


NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

In War's First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran's leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Deadly Clashes in Lebanon as Israel Renews Search for Missing Airman
Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Israel Renews Search for Missing Airman Amid Clashes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Recent U.S. Assessment Found an Attack on Iran Unlikely to Result in Regime Change
Intelligence officials have been skeptical that a popular uprising could dislodge the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which controls much of Iran's security apparatus.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Iranian President's Apology to Neighboring Gulf States Showcases Leadership Rifts
Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, apologized for the waves of strikes hitting Gulf states, then hours later claimed Iran had not attacked its "friendly and neighboring countries" in this war.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

A U.S. intelligence assessment in February found that an attack on Iran was unlikely to result in regime change.


NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

What the U.S. and Israel Have Targeted in Their Iran Blitz
The waves of bombings reveal a broad effort to ravage the country's leadership and security services.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Europe Didn't Want War With Iran. But So Far, It Can't Stay Out of It.
From London to Rome and beyond, leaders are facing diplomatic headwinds and criticism at home as they take part in a conflict they did not seek.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump's Road to Iran
Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

NYT Middle East
Mar 07, 2026

Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar
President Vladimir V. Putin threatened to cut off remaining gas supplies to Europe as the Iran war drives a surge in energy costs.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Airstrikes hit Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs
The sale had been under informal review in Congress, but the State Department declared an emergency because of the war in Iran.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Iran's Navy Is Weakened but U.S. Still Faces Challenges in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. strikes have heavily targeted Iran's large ships and bases, but its Revolutionary Guard navy is a more nimble force.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

This is what happened on March 6.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Maintains That U.S. Has Ample Weapons as Iran War Depletes Stocks
After meeting with defense contractors at the White House, President Trump said the companies were all committed to increasing production.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender'
President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender' by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again
President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Can we say senior UN official? he is the head of an agency


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World's Oil
Our business reporter Peter Eavis looks at the global implications of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway to the south of Iran. He analyzes ship activity in the strait, comparing it before and after the United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School
Malachy Browne of our Visual Investigations team describes what satellite imagery and other evidence tell us about who might be responsible for an airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran. The strike killed at least 175 people, according to health officials and Iranian state media.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The information has included satellite imagery showing the locations of military personnel. But some officials played down the significance of the partnership.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Demands Iran's ‘Unconditional Surrender' as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon
Israel's air forces shifted their focus back to Iran on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Lebanon, which was quickly becoming one of the largest fronts in the regional conflict.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Iran Attacks and Mideast Flights: How Safe Is Air Travel?
Drone and missile attacks have caused high anxiety across the region, but experts say the danger to commercial airliners is "fairly remote."

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

New England Patriots' Plane Ferried Americans Back From Middle East
The flight was arranged and paid for by the State Department, officials said, as part of the evacuations of citizens stranded by attacks in the Middle East.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Macron speaks with Lebanon's leader, as France seeks to broker a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Israel says it struck an underground bunker at Khamenei's compound.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

MSC Steps Up to Return Cruise Passengers Stranded in Dubai
Thousands of guests on at least six ships await evacuation in the Gulf region. With government help slow, MSC, the world's third-largest line, took matters into its own hands.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Families Forced to Sleep on the Streets of Beirut as Israel Pounds Hezbollah
Thousands fled the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital before Israel unleashed heavy strikes on the militant group overnight. Many say they have nowhere to go.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Airspace in the region remains heavily restricted.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Israel Says It Struck Underground Bunker at Khamenei's Compound
The Israeli military said the facility, under the site where Iran's supreme leader was killed by a strike last week, was still being used after the first attack.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender' by Iran
President Trump's comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U.S. military actions.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

A New England Patriots plane brought Americans back from the Middle East.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public's Support
In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

From 1978: Golda Meir, 80, Dies in Jerusalem; Israelis Acclaim ‘Stalwart Lioness'
Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel's first female prime minister.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Iranians flee to Turkey. ‘I am in constant fear,' says one.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Strikes Batter Iran's Storied Azadi Stadium Complex
Several sports centers have been hit in Tehran since the U.S. and Israel began their attacks, the authorities say, but none with the resonance of the Azadi.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Israel issues an evacuation warning in the Qom region, near an Iranian nuclear site.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Iran's Drone Attacks Plague the Gulf States
Missile launches from Iran have slowed, but relentless drone volleys could deplete air defenses in the region.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

European stock indexes fall again, ending a turbulent week for markets.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Air travel remains disrupted across the Middle East.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

This is what happened on March 5.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Stocks fall again in Europe at the end of a turbulent week for markets.


NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

4 Arrested in London on Suspicion of Spying on Jews for Iran
The police said one Iranian and three British-Iranians were detained as part of a counterterrorism investigation.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Khamenei's Killing Sparks Anger and Grief in South Asia's Shiite Muslims
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, was deeply respected among the millions of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan and India.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point' as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah
The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond.

NYT Middle East
Mar 06, 2026

3 Australians Were on U.S. Submarine that Sank an Iranian Warship
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's disclosure about the attack in the Indian Ocean prompted concern that Australia's close military cooperation with the United States could draw it into the fighting in the Middle East.

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