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Israel

June 22, 2025

Ideas

Trump Got This One Right

Eliot A. Cohen

June 22, 2025

Global

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

Arash Azizi

June 22, 2025

Khamenei, looking down, walks past a bank of seven Iranian flags with a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini above them.

Ideas

Right Move, Wrong Team

David Frum

June 22, 2025

Donald Trump flanked by aides at a press conference

Ideas

What Iran Knows About Trump

David Frum

June 21, 2025

Global

American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

Robert Kagan

June 21, 2025

An image of Donald Trump sitting next to a window

Global

The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too

Thomas Wright

June 19, 2025

An illustration shows what appears to be a mounted camera on a red field, but in place of the lens is a human eyeball.

Ideas

The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

Eliot A. Cohen

June 19, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Trouble With Tulsi

David A. Graham

June 18, 2025

Global

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

Hanna Notte

June 18, 2025

A color photograph of Iranian and Russian flags flanking a podium mounted with several microphones.

Politics

The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself

Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 17, 2025

An illustration of President Trump next to an image of missiles fired from Iran in the night sky over Jerusalem

Global

‘This War Is Not Helping Us’

Arash Azizi

June 16, 2025

Women raise their hands in protest in front of a burning dumpster during the 2022 demonstrations in Tehran

Washington Week With The Atlantic

A Test of Presidential Powers

The Editors

June 14, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Politics

How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Shane Harris

June 13, 2025

A side-by-side of a destroyed building and Iranian marchers

Global

The Condemnations of Israel Are Half-Hearted

Graeme Wood

June 13, 2025

The view from a living room of a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran

Global

The War Israel Was Ready to Fight

Yair Rosenberg

June 13, 2025

Soldiers gather around an Israeli flag as they receive a briefing near the border with Gaza.

Politics

What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran

Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, and Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 13, 2025

Global

Iran’s Stunning Incompetence

Arash Azizi

June 13, 2025

People gather at the scene of a residential complex struck by Israel in Tehran.

Ideas

October 7 Changed Israel’s Calculus

Michael Koplow

June 13, 2025

A stylized, pixelated image of Netanyahu is shown on a yellow banner, with a piece of an Israeli flag flying in the foreground

Global

Israel’s Least Bad Option Is a Trump Deal With Iran

Arash Azizi

June 12, 2025

A red hand in front of a blue background extinguishes the fuse of a bomb.

Ideas

America’s Anti-Jewish Assassins Are Making the Case for Zionism

Yair Rosenberg

June 8, 2025

A row of Jews, one wearing a kippah, pray as they mourn the Boulder attack

Global

No Rational Aid-Distribution System Should Work This Way

Juliette Kayyem

June 6, 2025

Displaced Palestinians including women and children living in tents receive food distributed by aid organizations in al Mawasi district of Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 30, 2025.

Ideas

The Boulder Attack Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Bruce Hoffman

June 2, 2025

Photo of crime scene with an Israeli flag taped to a mailbox in Boulder, Colorado

Ideas

The Deadly Virus of Anti-Semitic Terrorism

Juliette Kayyem

June 2, 2025

A color photograph of police standing in a street, attending the scene of a terror attack in Boulder, Colorado.

Global

The Two Extremists Driving Israel’s Policy

Gershom Gorenberg

May 30, 2025

A photo-illustration showing Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Long Goodbye to College

Amogh Dimri

May 29, 2025

Global

Trump Is Making Netanyahu Nervous

Daniel Byman

May 24, 2025

A composite image of two photos edited together to make it appear as if Benjamin Netanyahu is whispering in Donald Trump’s ear

The Atlantic Daily

A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

Yair Rosenberg

May 22, 2025

Flowers at a memorial in front of a police car

Global

Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth

Yair Rosenberg

May 22, 2025

A picture of Netanyahu and Trump shaking hands.

Global

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

Andrew Exum

May 21, 2025

Trump poses with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and business leaders in Riyadh on May 13.

Books

Shutting Down Salman Rushdie Is Not Going to Help

Gal Beckerman

May 19, 2025

A silhouette of a graduation speaker on a field of blue, with old script from the U.S. Constitution inside.

Politics

Trump’s Real Secretary of State

Isaac Stanley-Becker

May 14, 2025

A photo-illustration of Steve Witkoff with details of the world map and real-estate blueprints

Global

The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria

Robert F. Worth

May 14, 2025

In Idlib, Syria, on May 4, protesters against Israeli strikes include a child, a man waving a Syrian flag, a masked gunman, and many others.

Global

Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu

Yair Rosenberg

May 12, 2025

Protestors call for a hostage deal during a protest on June 12, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Politics

Trump Heads Back to Where He Started

Jonathan Lemire

May 9, 2025

President Donald Trump is greeted by Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, king of Saudi Arabia, in Riyad on May 20, 2017.

Politics

The Partisan Mind Virus

Jonathan Chait

May 9, 2025

A tightly cropped photo of John Fetterman's head.

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Questions From the Bomb Shelter

Trump Got This One Right

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

Right Move, Wrong Team

What Iran Knows About Trump

American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too

The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

Trump’s Trouble With Tulsi

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself

‘This War Is Not Helping Us’

A Test of Presidential Powers

How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran

The Condemnations of Israel Are Half-Hearted

The War Israel Was Ready to Fight

What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran

Iran’s Stunning Incompetence

October 7 Changed Israel’s Calculus

Israel’s Least Bad Option Is a Trump Deal With Iran

America’s Anti-Jewish Assassins Are Making the Case for Zionism

No Rational Aid-Distribution System Should Work This Way

The Boulder Attack Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

The Deadly Virus of Anti-Semitic Terrorism

The Two Extremists Driving Israel’s Policy

The Long Goodbye to College

Trump Is Making Netanyahu Nervous

A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

Shutting Down Salman Rushdie Is Not Going to Help

Trump’s Real Secretary of State

The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria

Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu

Trump Heads Back to Where He Started

The Partisan Mind Virus