A young shop manager living alone in Iran’s capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn’t nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot.
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Israel’s leaders slam a news report on a Gaza ‘killing field’ near food sites
Israel’s prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.
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As Iran and Israel fought, people turned to AI for facts. They didn’t find many
AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. “What we’re seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare,” said one researcher.
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Israel was once deterred from striking Iran. Now Netanyahu takes a victory lap
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran for decades, but the U.S. and his own security chiefs deterred him. Now he’s basking in the moment.
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Early intel assessment says Iran’s nuclear program was only set back ‘a few months’
President Trump has said U.S. strikes on Iran obliterated the country’s nuclear program. An early intelligence assessment finds the strikes may only have set it back “a few months.”
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After lashing out at Israel and Iran, Trump says the ‘ceasefire is in effect’
Despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes and counter-strikes.
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Israel strikes Tehran and Fordo site, as Russia backs Iran in deepening conflict
Israel says it struck multiple sites across Tehran, including the Fordo nuclear site hit by the U.S. days earlier and a prison known for jailing regime opponents.
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4 takeaways on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran — and what might come next
The Trump administration said its strikes were intended to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Now, Iran weighs a response against what it called an “outrageous” military operation.
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The math behind the war: Can Israel’s air defense keep up against Iranian attacks?
There’s a specific kind of math that could determine just how much longer the war can go — how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down.
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A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived
Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.
