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washingtonpost.com > world > 09/12/2026 > with-no-clear-path-out-us-war-iran-messy-mideast-gets-messier

As Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (106+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Two of the most important corridors for international energy shipments are blocked…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 09/12/2026 > brazil-flvio-bolsonaro-enjoys-late-surge-ahead-presidential-elections

Bolsonaro’s son surges in run to free the former president

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (86+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Flávio Bolsonaro is now polling evenly with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,…...

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washingtonpost.com > nation > 01/01/2026 > muslims-new-york-mamdani-politics

In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (88+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Muslims and immigrants formed the backbone of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election victory,…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 09/08/2026 > uk-bar-imports-west-bank-growing-rift-with-israel

U.K. to bar import of goods from West Bank settlements in growing rift with Israel

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (112+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The expected move marks the starkest break yet from the U.K.’s traditional…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > interactive > 09/07/2026 > deficit-is-biggest-threat-us-national-security

Opinion | Can the U.S. afford a major war? Not with this deficit.

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (458+ words) The enemy gets a vote in foreign affairs, and nobody knows what the 2030s will hold. Will China invade Taiwan? Will NATO allies need defending against Russia? Will terrorism in the Middle East or Africa require a response from the United…...

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washingtonpost.com > national-security > 08/30/2026 > us-strikes-iran-missile-sites-larak-island

U.S. forces strike Iranian launch site in first disclosed attack in nearly a month

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The U.S. struck Iranian launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz,…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/11/2025 > doha-qatar-israel-strikes

Opinion | America’s Israel double standard backfires

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. When a friend reached out to me about the strikes in Doha…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 08/25/2026 > scott-bessent-is-right-about-iran-attack-economy

Opinion | I was a 20-year U.S. diplomat. Now I see: That’s not how to tame Iran.

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (103+ words) The Washington Post Ludovic Hood is a former U.S. diplomat and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the Trump administration’s planned “economic D-Day” for Iran: a patient campaign to financially strangle the regime…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 08/20/2026 > iran-war-october-surprise-could-affect-midterms

Opinion | Could Iran try a midterms October surprise?

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (86+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Tehran still has the firepower — and the motive — to strike before the…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 08/18/2026 > trump-iran-war-is-undermining-his-own-defense-strategy

Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (87+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. U.S. moves in Asia show strategic confusion. President Donald Trump announced on Truth…...