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Iran

April 2, 2026

a photo of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Ideas

Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech

Tom Nichols

April 1, 2026

Photo of President Trump speaking at a lectern in front of flags

Podcasts

Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz

David Frum

April 1, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Graeme Wood bordered by an illustration

Global

Someday in Tehran

Laura Secor

May 2026 Issue

a woman in a headscarf walks in front of a mural showing Ruhollah Khomeini and toward a group of women in black chadors

Ideas

Why Trump Didn’t Predict the Gas-Price Spike

David Frum

April 1, 2026

Illustration of a rising-line chart with a gas-pump icon

National Security

Trump’s Fateful Choice

Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire

April 1, 2026

Birds fly over Tehran, with clouds of smoke visible in the background

Ideas

Lions Led by Donkeys

Eliot A. Cohen

April 1, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s ‘Regime Change’ Swerve

Will Gottsegen

March 31, 2026

Politics

No Good Way Out

Nancy A. Youssef

March 31, 2026

Color photograph of Trump walking down the stairs on Air Force One.

Ideas

Trump Is Flailing on Iran

Jonathan Chait

March 31, 2026

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Health

MAHA Has Been Given an Impossible Task

Tom Bartlett

March 30, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling

Tom Nichols

March 30, 2026

Global

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

Robert Kagan

March 30, 2026

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Global

The Kurdish Ground Force Preparing to Fight in Iran

Robert F. Worth

March 29, 2026

A man stands with his rifle, facing a mountain range.

Politics

The Manosphere Turns on Trump

Elaine Godfrey

March 29, 2026

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Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran

The Editors

March 28, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

Mutual Assured Energy Destruction

Graeme Wood

March 28, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of smoke rising over an oil refinery in Tehran

The Atlantic Daily

Airfare Is Just the Beginning

Will Gottsegen

March 27, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Critics Have a New Way to Describe the Trump Administration

David A. Graham

March 26, 2026

Technology

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster

Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel

March 26, 2026

Photograph of an Amazon Web Services data center in Manassas, Virginia

National Security

A Turning Point in the Iran War

Shane Harris

March 26, 2026

An illustration of rippling concentric circles overlayed on an overheard view of the Qatari LNG energy plant

Global

The Countdown to a Ground War

Thomas Wright

March 26, 2026

An image of America military personnel saluting President Trump.

National Security

Is The End of NATO Near?

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster

March 26, 2026

Illustration of NATO flag being torn by a fighter jet

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again

David A. Graham

March 25, 2026

Ideas

The War With Iran Is Exposing Big Problems for the Military

Eliot A. Cohen

March 25, 2026

A collage of two images: one black-and-white photo of a large military ship, one photo of four jets flying against a blue sky

National Security

The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting a Massively Asymmetrical War

Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan

March 25, 2026

Color photograph of a huge lightning formation lighting up the night sky above an oil tanker

The Atlantic Daily

What the Markets Tell Trump

Will Gottsegen

March 24, 2026

National Security

Military Families Once Again Brace for a Knock

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

March 24, 2026

Dignified transfer cases belonging to Major Jeffery R. OBrien, Captain Cody A. Khork, and Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, on Saturday, March 7, 2026

Global

‘You Want to Leave Us Alone With Mojtaba?’

Arash Azizi

March 24, 2026

National Security

Is Trump Actually Having ‘Very Good’ Talks With Tehran?

Vivian Salama and Jonathan Lemire

March 23, 2026

Trump in black and white through car window

Global

Iran Is Trying to Defeat America in the Living Room

Karim Sadjadpour

March 23, 2026

Photograph of a woman wearing a black body covering walking past graffiti of a defaced Statue of Liberty

Ideas

The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic

Eliot A. Cohen

March 23, 2026

Photograph of a man holding up an Iranian flag atop the wreckage of a bombed building

Washington Week With The Atlantic

How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?

The Editors

March 21, 2026

Global

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Brynn Tannehill

March 21, 2026

Illustration with photos of Kharg Island, soldiers, and oil pipes with a gas flare nearby

Economy

Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option

Rogé Karma

March 20, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photo of Donald Trump’s face surrounded by a maze of oil pipes with a yellow backdrop

Humor

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

Alexandra Petri

March 20, 2026

trump's face with hands clapping around it

Sections

The Print Edition

An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War

Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech

Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz

Someday in Tehran

Why Trump Didn’t Predict the Gas-Price Spike

Trump’s Fateful Choice

Lions Led by Donkeys

Trump’s ‘Regime Change’ Swerve

No Good Way Out

Trump Is Flailing on Iran

MAHA Has Been Given an Impossible Task

Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling

America Is Now a Rogue Superpower

The Kurdish Ground Force Preparing to Fight in Iran

The Manosphere Turns on Trump

Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran

Mutual Assured Energy Destruction

Airfare Is Just the Beginning

Critics Have a New Way to Describe the Trump Administration

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster

A Turning Point in the Iran War

The Countdown to a Ground War

Is The End of NATO Near?

Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again

The War With Iran Is Exposing Big Problems for the Military

The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting a Massively Asymmetrical War

What the Markets Tell Trump

Military Families Once Again Brace for a Knock

‘You Want to Leave Us Alone With Mojtaba?’

Is Trump Actually Having ‘Very Good’ Talks With Tehran?

Iran Is Trying to Defeat America in the Living Room

The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic

How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage