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The president goes out of his way to make allowances for strongman leaders whom he has praised as smart and savvy. But he takes a far more aggressive approach with leaders he sees as weak.

AI is used by the world’s military to operate sophisticated drones. It has replaced thousands of coders at the most advanced technology companies. Just don’t, whatever you do, use it to file your taxes.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An ongoing military investigation has determined the US is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, and the likely reason for the deadly bungle.

When it comes to the war in Iran, there are, broadly speaking, four possible scenarios.

The best that the Trump-Netanyahu bombs-away strategy can do is start that process, and the worst it can do is devastate Iran with endless aerial bombardments that it becomes ungovernable for anyone.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The verified footage captures one of two known explosions near a school in service on February 28, the first day of US-Israeli attacks.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: From the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro to the war in the Middle East, 2026 has served as a powerful reminder of oil’s enduring influence in geopolitics and the global economy.

The famous quote from a Bush official about how ‘when we act, we create our own reality’ directly anticipated the Trump-era belief that ‘you can just do things.’

New technologies make new political forms possible — for good and for ill.

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new Supreme Leader after the death of his father, but little is known about the powerful cleric. Here’s what we know.

Iran’s top national security official says Tehran will not surrender and vowed to hold President Donald Trump responsible for killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A steady line of American Presidents have chipped away at a foundational principal of American democracy — unless the US is under attack, the power to declare war remains with Congress

The US strike on Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, which killed at least 84 of those on board has become a political nightmare for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

There are two key weaknesses the US president saw in Iran before launching joint strikes with Israel.

WATCH: A torpedo launched from a US Navy submarine struck a vessel in combat, sending the Iranian frigate Iris Dena to the bottom of the Indian Ocean.