Trump Says He Authorized New Strikes on Iran, but Has Decided to Hold Off

By: Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt — 18 May 2026 at 21:00

President Trump has repeatedly threatened new military action against Iran, only to pull back from resuming major fighting in a deeply unpopular, expensive conflict.

A U.S. military official said that Iran had been able to study the flight patterns of American fighter jets and bombers.

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DOJ Secures New James Comey Indictment Over Alleged Threat Against Trump

By: Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager — 29 April 2026 at 00:08

The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a North Carolina beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president.

James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was indicted last year by a grand jury in Virginia, accused of lying and obstructing a congressional investigation over testimony he gave in 2020. The charge was later dismissed.

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Trump Is Dissatisfied With Iran’s Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

By: Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes — 27 April 2026 at 23:00

The proposal would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program.

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Many have been stranded since the start of the war.

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U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again

By: David E. Sanger， Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi — 14 April 2026 at 14:05

The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon.

Vice President JD Vance arriving at Joint Base Andrews from Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday. Mr. Vance there were “some good conversations” with Iran in Pakistan, and the ball is now in Tehran’s court.

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The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.

By: Julian E. Barnes， Ronen Bergman， Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager — 1 March 2026 at 15:49

The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.