International

Critics say Mark Rutte, the alliance’s secretary general, has gone beyond his remit by openly supporting a war that does not directly involve Europe’s collective defense.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the war in Iran.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

The attack came a day after a separate strike on the same base, which hosts units viewed by the United States as allies of Iran.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

There were few signs that either side was prepared to step back from the fighting. Israel said it struck an area south of Beirut and issued new evacuation warnings.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

Iran does not want a momentary pause in the fighting, fearing that Israel and the United States would use that opportunity to beef up their forces before resuming strikes.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order on Tuesday for the military to accelerate its attacks, with a 48-hour deadline, four people briefed on the matter said.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

A brigadier general and speaker of Parliament, Mr. Ghalibaf, one of the leaders of Iran’s war effort, has emerged as a potential contact point in any peace talks.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

Representative Brian Mast, a Republican and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the closed-door war briefings were enough.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article