THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026

Iran Targets Gulf States After Night of Intense U.S. Strikes

The U.S. said it hit about 140 targets in Iran after Tehran attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it responded by firing at U.S. targets in Jordan, Oman and Qatar.

Hard-Liners in Iran Want to Keep Fighting America

With much of their leadership killed in the war, Iran’s conservatives have sought to fill the void and intensify the fight against the U.S.

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies

Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.

Inside Herat, Where a Taliban Campaign Targets a Cosmopolitan Outpost

Afghanistan’s leader has exerted full control over a city that once enjoyed looser social norms, even under Taliban rule.

Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71

Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.

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