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Seven days in January: How the US and Iran approached the brink of war

By Peter Baker, Ronen Bergman, David D. Kirkpatrick, Julian E. Barnes and Alissa J. Rubin
New York Times·
27 mins to read
Seven days in January: How the US and Iran approached the brink of war
Seven days in January: How the US and Iran approached the brink of war

The story of that week, and the secret planning in the months preceding it, ranks as the most perilous chapter so far in President Trump's three years in office.

The plane was late and the kill team was worried. International listings showed that Cham Wings Airlines Flight 6Q501, scheduled to

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