More Iranians Call for Nuclear Weapons After War With U.S.

Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.Portraits of former Iranian supreme leaders and the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran this month.

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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials

Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.

J Julian E. Barnes, Natan Odenheimer, Eric Schmitt, Adam Rasgon and Dustin Volz

A Test for Israeli Democracy: Should Jews Ask Arabs to Join the Government?

Arab lawmakers give opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu a clear majority in the Parliament. But many Jewish lawmakers are trying to avoid relying on them.A volunteer with the Joint List, one of two main Arab factions, reading election results in Lod, Israel, on Friday.

D David M. Halbfinger and Natan Odenheimer

America Votes

Your guide to election night, and more big stories at the end of Tuesday.

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Key Part of Jet in Deadly Florida Crash Found Far From Impact Site

The mechanism that controls the vertical angle of the plane was found in three pieces, including one nearly four miles away. All nine people aboard were killed.Investigators examined the site where a Learjet crashed to the ground, killing all nine people aboard, in Greenacres, Fla.

K Karoun Demirjian and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say

The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America.The National Liberation Army, or ELN, in Arauca, Colombia. The rebel army is active in Colombia and Venezuela.

A Annie Correal, Eric Schmitt, Isayen Herrera and Julie Turkewitz

Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay

The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. Venezuela’s Caribbean coastline and land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana make it

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Chris Murphy, Recovering From a Stroke, Remains Hospitalized on Election Day

The Democratic senator from Connecticut, who is 53, began experiencing symptoms while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, his office said.Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut at the U.S. Capitol in August. “He’s expected to make a full recovery,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal.

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