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Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say
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6/21/2026 10:03 AM
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| Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said. |
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While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks
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6/21/2026 2:01 AM
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| The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf. |
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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
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6/21/2026 2:00 AM
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| Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president. |
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A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall
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6/21/2026 2:00 AM
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| In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century. |
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Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained
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6/21/2026 7:11 AM
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| The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom. |
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Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left
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6/21/2026 9:31 AM
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| The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents. |
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How Trump’s Fragile Agreement With Iran Is Shaping the Midterms
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6/21/2026 8:57 AM
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| Democrats say the president started an economically painful war that resulted in nothing positive. Republicans are more divided, even as they show some signs of relief at falling gas prices. |
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Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say
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6/21/2026 8:49 AM
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| A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.” |
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Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts
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6/21/2026 9:23 AM
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| An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.” |
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For Half a Century, Capturing New York’s Human Moments
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6/21/2026 7:27 AM
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| Lovers’ quarrels on sidewalks, acts of kindness on public transportation, friendships forged under awnings in the rain and so much more of the city’s daily poetry. |
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‘What Do I Do? Do I Tell Her? How Do I Fix This?’
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6/21/2026 7:46 AM
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| Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the actors Andrew Rannells and Tony Danza, share their stories in the first of a special series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary. |
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Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow
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6/21/2026 4:48 AM
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| A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape. |
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You Can’t Be a Superpower Without Allies
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6/21/2026 3:00 AM
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| Even the most powerful state in the world is not all that powerful when it decides to go it alone. |
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JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration
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6/18/2026 1:17 PM
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| I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House. |
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Sweet or Salty?
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6/21/2026 5:09 AM
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| We catch up with The Times’s restaurant critics. |
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For Heirs of Custer and Sitting Bull, a 150-Year-Old Battle Is Personal
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6/21/2026 8:29 AM
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| As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history. |