For Trump, Resuming Combat in Iran Would Be Risky, Even if Cease-Fire Expires - The New York Times
President Trump knows that even if a cease-fire runs out with no final agreement on the issues dividing Washington and Tehran, the political risk of renewing hostilities is high.
To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home - The New York Times
Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.
Military Families Bear the Burden of War, Again - The New York Times
Even as a two-week ceasefire takes hold, mothers in multigenerational military families — some veterans themselves — are anxious about what the war in Iran could mean for their children, as they face the uncertainty of another conflict in the Middle East.
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| Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday declared that the Iranians had been “humiliated and demoralized.”Photo by Salwan Georges for The New York Times |
