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President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a "pretty reasonable" new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East.
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;Resize=(620)) Andrew Chang explains what's keeping the U.S. and Iran from reaching a peace agreement following six weeks of ongoing war and a recent marathon negotiating session in Pakistan.
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More than a dozen U.S. Navy warships are enforcing a blockade on all vessels from all nations entering or leaving coastal areas or ports in Iran.
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Investors appear to be treating an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a foregone conclusion, as the S&P 500 closes above 7,000.
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Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.
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;Resize=(620)) Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world's worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
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BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.
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Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran.
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The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is under pressure to end one of her country's most painful tragedies: the disappearance of more than 133,000 people.
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The Iran war is starting to show up in the U.S. economy in ways both obvious and not so much.
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European stocks finished Wednesday in the red as regional traders assess the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war.
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;Resize=(620)) Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning, frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment buildings surrounded by uninvolved neighbours.
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The Trump administration is asking a court to throw out the convictions of Stewart Rhodes and other members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
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During the first 24 hours of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, American warships issued warnings to six vessels, prompting them to turn around.
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The prime minister said that his government was also investing in ways to boost oil and gas production.
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