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The Only Constant of the Iran War Is Trump Saying It’s About to End

Timeline

The Only Constant of the Iran War Is Trump Saying It’s About to End

An incomplete timeline of the president’s months-long insistence that the conflict is almost over.

By Jack Crosbie Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort

Record- and Spirit-Breaking: Arab Football's Greatest World Cup Is Also Its Most Hostile

Green Card, Red Card

Record- and Spirit-Breaking: Arab Football’s Greatest World Cup Is Also Its Most Hostile

While Arab football achieved a record-breaking representation at the World Cup, it’s met with spirit-breaking American policies.

By Tariq Manshi

NEWS

The UAE’s Hormuz-Bypassing Pipeline Is Half Done, Due in 2027

The UAE is halfway through building a pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to double crude exports by 2027.

Commentary

Storm and Season: The Senators Dreaming of Boots on the Ground

From mountains to manpower, the constraints of invading Iran reveal the gap between the war Washington imagines and the one reality imposes.