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U.S. Navy Says Mine Fragments Point to Iran in Tanker Attack

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With a New Threat, Iran Tests the Resolve of the U.S. and Its Allies

WASHINGTON — After coming to office vowing to solve two very different nuclear crises, President Trump finds himself in a bind familiar to his predecessors: careening toward a confrontation with Iran and stalemated with North Korea.

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Iran Threatens to Violate Nuclear Deal’s Limits on Uranium Enrichment

LONDON — Iran announced on Monday that it would soon violate a central element of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, which the United States withdrew from last year, unless it received assurances that Europe will combat punishing American sanctions.

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Trump Accuses Iran in Explosions That Crippled Oil Tankers

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Friday that there was no doubt that Iran was behind the explosions that crippled two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman this week and warned Tehran not to try to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major transit point for international shipping.

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In Battle for Hong Kong, the Field Has Tilted Toward Beijing

HONG KONG — An attempt by Beijing’s hand-selected chief executive in Hong Kong to push through a bill seen as a threat to civil liberties. A defiant crowd of hundreds of thousands marching against it. The deployment of the police to keep demonstrators out of the legislature.

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Sudan Protesters, Devastated but Defiant, Regroup Underground After Crackdown

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The young doctor had been on the run for days, hiding in a quiet corner of the fear-filled Sudanese capital, Khartoum, his wounded head swaddled in bandages.  

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Russian and U.S. Ships Narrowly Avoid Collision in Philippine Sea

A Russian destroyer and a United States Navy guided missile cruiser nearly collided on Friday in the Philippine Sea, and each side blamed the other for what could have been a devastating episode.

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Europe Vows to Spend More on Defense, but U.S. Still Isn’t Happy

BRUSSELS — The United States and its European allies on Thursday commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-Day, which freed the Continent from tyranny. But at the same time, the two sides are squabbling bitterly over the future and funding of European defense.

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Trump Says There’s a ‘Chance’ of Military Action Against Iran

LONDON — President Trump said in a British TV interview broadcast on Wednesday that there was “a chance” of military action against Iran, after months of threats and an apparent de-escalation of tensions between Tehran and Washington.

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Trump Says There’s a ‘Chance’ of Military Action Against Iran

LONDON — President Trump said in a British TV interview broadcast on Wednesday that there was “a chance” of military action against Iran, after months of threats and an apparent de-escalation of tensions between Tehran and Washington.