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Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.
How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s Read More »
Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.
The Long March of Presidential Power That Led to War on Iran Read More »
The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.
Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion Read More »
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.
Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution Read More »
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo Read More »
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.
Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats Read More »
The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.
U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq Read More »
