Israel’s ‘Decapitation’ Strategy, and the Trump Official Who Resigned Over the War

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<p>Plus, how owning a car is becoming unaffordable. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/world/middleeast/israel-iran-leader-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?</a>, by David M. Halbfinger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/us/iran-islamic-revolutionary-guards-corps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State</a>, By Neil MacFarquhar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/politics/joe-kent-counterterrorism-resigns-iran-war.html?nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=216799" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War</a>, by Julian E. Barnes, Robert Draper and Luke Broadwater</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/travel/tsa-small-airport-closures.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Small U.S. Airports Could Close if Shutdown Continues, Official Warns</a>, by Gabe Castro-Root</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/world/europe/trumprx-drug-prices-really-cheapest-world-comparison.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers.</a>, by Rebecca Robbins</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/business/car-ownership-prices-interest-rates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible</a>, by Kailyn Rhone</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/science/bird-nests-cigarettes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit</a>, by Lesley Evans Ogden</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>