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Trump’s ‘Secret Mission’ to Ferry Oil Past Iran Was Widely Disclosed

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By: Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan
A U.S. military official said the president’s seemingly dramatic announcement on Wednesday referred to a previously reported effort to shepherd commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Oman on Wednesday.
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Trump Shrugs Off High Prices Amid Iran War and Says ‘I Love the Inflation’

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By: Tony Romm
As inflation outpaces workers’ wages, the Trump administration insists that its agenda is working.

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Speaking at a bill signing on Wednesday, President Trump predicted that inflation would recede quickly, once the Iran conflict concludes.“ It’s going to come down like a rock.”
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Latest Inflation Data Shows Airline Ticket Prices Up 27% From Last Year

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By: Aruni Soni
Airfares shot up 27 percent from a year earlier in the latest inflation data.

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Airlines flagged concerns about rising fuel prices in their most recent earnings reports in April.
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Inflation Keeps Prospects of a Fed Rate Cut Low

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By: Colby Smith
The Consumer Price Index is one of the last major data releases ahead Kevin M. Warsh’s first meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve.

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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. The central bank is expected to hold rates steady for the foreseeable future.
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How Quiet Oman Landed Itself in Trump’s Cross Hairs

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By: Vivian Nereim
As the Iran war drags on, Oman — a U.S. ally and mediator with Iran — has found itself at odds with the Trump administration and some of its own neighbors.

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Fishing in Muscat, Oman, in February, before the war between the United States, Israel and Iran started.
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Everybody Is a Loser in This Middle East War

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By: Thomas L. Friedman
None of the participants in the recent wars of the Middle East can claim victory. All are to blame.

© Photo Illustration by Tam Stockton for The New York Times

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U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks

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By: David E. Sanger
With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program.

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Tehran this week. Hard-liners in Iran could derail what American officials have described as the hazy outlines of an accord.
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Israel Strikes Lebanese City of Tyre as U.S.-Brokered Truce Falters

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By: Euan Ward
The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warning for the entire city, a day after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it kept up its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Netanyahu’s Bow to Trump’s Iran Pressure Spurs New Criticism

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By: David M. Halbfinger
Opponents attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for halting strikes against Iran after a call with President Trump, saying that he was letting the United States make Israel’s decisions.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, last week.
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A Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory

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By: Erika Solomon · Farnaz Fassihi and Tyler Pager
Washington and Tehran would need to defend any potential deal as a win for their side. And each has a leader whose approach to talks is vexing mediators.

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A rally in Tehran on Monday after Iran and Israel exchanged fire.
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Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz

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By: Eric Schmitt · Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.

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A U.S. Army Apache helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

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By: Anton Troianovski
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.

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President Trump insists that he has not violated his campaign pledge to avoid “endless wars,” even though a conflict he called “a little excursion” in March has entered its fourth month.
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Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars?

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By: Lara Jakes
President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found himself on the sidelines of talks to end the war in Iran.
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The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

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By: David M. Halbfinger
As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.
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Europe Watches Its Economic Recovery Fade Into the Distance

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By: Eshe Nelson
As the war in Iran persists, signs point to a prolonged period of higher prices and slower growth rather than a quick shock.

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A supermarket in Paris. For Europe, the economic drag is now forecast to last into next year.
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