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Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran.

Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.

Oil prices fell sharply after President Trump announced there had been “great progress” toward a deal with Iran. The U.S. paused an operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran’s top negotiator accused the U.S. of violating the shaky cease-fire, after Iran fired at vessels that the U.S. Navy was guiding through the strait.

Amid questions about the damage to U.S. assets during the conflict with Iran, a Times analysis of satellite imagery found 18 sites in seven countries were hit.

An Iranian official said Tehran would reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”

New court rulings and congressional maps have put Republicans on track to add more than a dozen districts that voted for President Trump.

As Oil Prices Stay High, China Doubles Down on Wind Power.

How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress.

A private conversation involving House members from Virginia and the top House Democrat reflected the fury and desperation that has gripped the party.

The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.

Energy Secretary Floats Pause in Federal Gas Tax.

The president is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise.

Strait of Hormuz Remains Effectively Blocked After Naval Skirmishes.

The World’s 2 Most Powerful Men Are Set to Meet Again. Here’s What to Know..

The debt is outgrowing the size of the economy. The president’s policies could accelerate America’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene.

G.O.P. Fatigue in Iowa Strains the Republican Primary for Governor.

Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon.

President Trump will host President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil at the White House. The two men have had a rocky relationship marked by public insults.