Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.
Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
The Cuban government, which has so far outlasted 13 U.S. presidents, faces its gravest challenge yet. Images from The New York Times and others record nearly seven decades of political turmoil, economic crises and small moments of ordinary life.
Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.
“I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.
Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.
Jordan has won our hearts and the box office. But there’s debate about his craft. After watching “Sinners” for the fourth time, I understand his talent.
At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.
As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.
For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.
The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.
Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history.