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Iran

October 30, 2024

A photo of a billboard in Tehran that shows missiles

Politics

Muslim American Support for Trump Is an Act of Self-Sabotage

Hussein Ibish

October 30, 2024

A black-and-white photo of a woman wearing an "Arab Americans for Trump" shirt

Global

Full-On War Between Israel and Iran Isn’t Inevitable

Arash Azizi

October 26, 2024

Global

Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War With Israel—But They Can’t Stop It

Arash Azizi

October 23, 2024

A collage shows an Iranian flag and a raised fist partly obscuring a black-and-white image of a protest.

Politics

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

Frederick Kempe

October 22, 2024

A black-and-white photomontage of Donald Trump on the left and Kamala Harris on the right.

Global

What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Middle East?

Uri Friedman

October 21, 2024

Trump clasps Netanyahu's hand and leans close to speak in his ear.

Ideas

Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked

James Surowiecki

October 20, 2024

An illustration of a gas can buoyed up by a balloon

Global

The Collapse of the Khamenei Doctrine

Arash Azizi

October 14, 2024

On a street in Tehran, anti-Israel banners cover the side of a high rise building.

Global

Israel and Hamas Are Kidding Themselves

Hussein Ibish

October 8, 2024

Global

Netanyahu Doesn’t Care About His Friendship With Biden

Andrew Exum

October 4, 2024

Photo of Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden

Global

The Choice America Now Faces in Iran

Eliot A. Cohen

October 2, 2024

A color photo of missiles streaking across a night sky

Books

The Journalist Who Cried Treason

Gal Beckerman

October 2, 2024

A man wearing a black shirt and jeans leans against a wood post.

Global

Iran Is Not Ready for War With Israel

Arash Azizi

October 2, 2024

Iranian missiles light up the night sky over Hebron in the West Bank.

Global

Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff

Arash Azizi

September 28, 2024

Iranian worshippers wave a Palestinian flag and an Iranian flag in front of a portrait of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Global

Iran’s Russia Problem

Arash Azizi

September 23, 2024

Global

Why Hezbollah and Israel Can’t Make a Deal

Hussein Ibish

September 19, 2024

Collage of pictures of airstrikes and a crowded street with an ambulance

Global

Israel’s ‘Hand of God’ Operation

Graeme Wood

September 18, 2024

Global

Israel’s Strategic Win

Eliot A. Cohen

September 18, 2024

Smoke comes from the Lebanese village of Taybeh

Ideas

Israel on the Brink

Eliot A. Cohen

August 6, 2024

Global

Iranian Insiders Warn That Attacking Israel Is a Trap

Arash Azizi

August 5, 2024

Iranians attend a funeral procession for the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on August 1.

Global

A Wake-Up Call for Iran

Arash Azizi

July 31, 2024

The Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks to supporters in Gaza City in May 2018

Global

Ismail Haniyeh’s Assassination Sends a Message

Graeme Wood

July 31, 2024

Global

In Iran, the Big Winner Is None of the Above

Arash Azizi

July 2, 2024

A white-haired man stands at a lectern, speaking to a crowd of people in front of a mural featuring his face.

Global

Even the Iranian Election Is About Trump

Arash Azizi

June 26, 2024

Iranian presidential candidates attend a debate at a television studio in Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2024.

Global

The Fundamentalist, the Technocrat, and the Reformist

Arash Azizi

June 13, 2024

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf during his visit on June 3, 2024, to the Iranian Interior Ministry for his application process for the presidential elections, which will take place on June 28, in Tehran, Iran

U.S.

The Biden Doctrine

The Editors

June 8, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Global

What If Iran Already Has the Bomb?

Arash Azizi

May 26, 2024

Collage showing satellite imagery, newspaper clippings, and Iranian leaders

Ideas

I Carried Out the Strike That Killed Soleimani. America Doesn’t Understand the Lesson of His Death.

Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.

May 24, 2024

A black-and-white photo of Qassem Soleimani, looking downward to the left of the camera

Global

Who Would Benefit From Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

Arash Azizi

May 19, 2024

Black-and-white close-up of Ebrahim Raisi

Global

In the Game of Spy vs. Spy, Israel Keeps Getting the Better of Iran

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

May 16, 2024

Binoculars with the Iranian flag on one lens and the Israeli flag on the other

Global

Is Iran a Country or a Cause?

Arash Azizi

May 1, 2024

A mural on an exterior city wall in Iran shows Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei.

The Atlantic Daily

A Before-and-After Moment in the Middle East

Isabel Fattal

April 15, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears in the lower left of the frame, in front of a blue background

Ideas

The Coalition of the Malevolent

Eliot A. Cohen

April 14, 2024

Ideas

What Will Netanyahu Do Now?

Graeme Wood

April 14, 2024

Global

Ordinary Iranians Don’t Want a War With Israel

Arash Azizi

April 14, 2024

Iranian projectiles streak across the night sky.

Global

Iran’s Deadly Message to Journalists Abroad

Arash Azizi

April 12, 2024

Graphic collage showing the Iranian flag, knives, and the journalists Pouria Zeraati and Masih Alinejad

Sections

The Print Edition

How Israel Could Be Changing Iran’s Nuclear Calculus

Muslim American Support for Trump Is an Act of Self-Sabotage

Full-On War Between Israel and Iran Isn’t Inevitable

Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War With Israel—But They Can’t Stop It

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Middle East?

Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked

The Collapse of the Khamenei Doctrine

Israel and Hamas Are Kidding Themselves

Netanyahu Doesn’t Care About His Friendship With Biden

The Choice America Now Faces in Iran

The Journalist Who Cried Treason

Iran Is Not Ready for War With Israel

Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff

Iran’s Russia Problem

Why Hezbollah and Israel Can’t Make a Deal

Israel’s ‘Hand of God’ Operation

Israel’s Strategic Win

Israel on the Brink

Iranian Insiders Warn That Attacking Israel Is a Trap

A Wake-Up Call for Iran

Ismail Haniyeh’s Assassination Sends a Message

In Iran, the Big Winner Is None of the Above

Even the Iranian Election Is About Trump

The Fundamentalist, the Technocrat, and the Reformist

The Biden Doctrine

What If Iran Already Has the Bomb?

I Carried Out the Strike That Killed Soleimani. America Doesn’t Understand the Lesson of His Death.

Who Would Benefit From Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

In the Game of Spy vs. Spy, Israel Keeps Getting the Better of Iran

Is Iran a Country or a Cause?

A Before-and-After Moment in the Middle East

The Coalition of the Malevolent

What Will Netanyahu Do Now?

Ordinary Iranians Don’t Want a War With Israel

Iran’s Deadly Message to Journalists Abroad