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Dan Lamothe

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Military affairs @washingtonpost. State-school alum @UMassJournalism & @merrillcollege. Straight outta Chicopee, MA. Grateful American. Signal: danlamothe.30

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U.S. and Iran reach a loose framework to end Mideast war

BESSENT: HORMUZ, URANIUM AT ISSUE / Ongoing strikes illustrate tenuous situation

View Front PageWashington Post • MAY 29, 2026

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U.S. and Iran reach a loose framework to end Mideast war

BESSENT: HORMUZ, URANIUM AT ISSUE / Ongoing strikes illustrate tenuous situation

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Washington Post•MAY 29, 2026•Lead Story
The story presents the diplomatic development as a fragile step toward de-escalation, balancing the announcement of a framework against the reality of continued military activity.
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President holds off Iran strike to let talks continue

Trump said he withheld planned attack in light of 'serious negotiations'

With:Susannah George,John Hudson
WP
Washington Post•MAY 19, 2026•Lead Story
The paper reports factually on a delayed military action, relying primarily on the president's own statements to explain the pause. The framing emphasizes the diplomatic delay rather than the preceding escalation.
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Wide damage for U.S. assets

FAR LARGER THAN PUBLICLY ADMITTED Satellite imagery exposes hundreds of Iran strikes

With:Tara Copp
WP
Washington Post•MAY 7, 2026
Highlights a disparity between official government accounts and satellite evidence regarding the true scale of Iranian military strikes.
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Trump pauses mission to clear path in Hormuz

AN ABRUPT REVERSAL SOON AFTER STARTING. He wants space for ‘finalized’ deal; blockade goes on

With:Tara Copp
WP
Washington Post•MAY 6, 2026•Lead Story
The paper leads with an analytical report on an unexpected shift in military strategy, framing the halt of naval operations as an abrupt pivot toward seeking a diplomatic deal despite an ongoing blockade.
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Six months to rid Hormuz of mines, Pentagon assesses

Oil prices could be high late into year. Unpopular conflict has fractured Trump's base

With:Ellen Nakashima
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Washington Post•APR 23, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the military assessment through a pragmatic economic and political lens, highlighting the prolonged timeline of the operation and its domestic fallout for the administration.
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Trump tightens vise on Tehran

THOUSANDS MORE TROOPS EN ROUTE

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Washington Post•APR 16, 2026•Lead Story
Focuses on the procedural failure of a legislative effort, contextualising it as part of an ongoing pattern of unsuccessful congressional pushback rather than a sudden crisis.
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Airman rescued after fighter jet was shot down

CIA DECEPTION CAMPAIGN SET UP MISSION

With:Tara Copp,Ellen Nakashima
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Washington Post•APR 6, 2026•Lead Story
The paper leads with the operational success of a high-stakes military extraction in Iran, detailing the evasion tactics and intelligence coordination rather than focusing solely on the initial military escalation.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Dan Lamothe in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.