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Tehran

April 10, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of an armed soldier standing in front of a mural of Mojtaba Khamenei holding a rifle next to the Iranian flag

Global

Reasons to Be Hopeful in Iran

Arash Azizi

April 9, 2026

An image of a woman speaking on the phone as emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in Tehran.

Politics

1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump

Jonathan Lemire and Isabel Ruehl

April 9, 2026

A collage showing a hostage with their hands tied, a crowd of people in protest, and a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

National Security

Trump Made a Deal That Gives Him Nothing He Wanted

Nancy A. Youssef

April 8, 2026

Iranian flag in the foreground with images of fighter jets in the background

Global

Trump’s Fundamental Misunderstanding in Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

April 7, 2026

Illustration showing Trump, Iran imagery, and an optical illusion

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

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

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

Global

The Countdown to a Ground War

Thomas Wright

March 26, 2026

An image of America military personnel saluting President Trump.

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

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

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

Tom Nichols

March 20, 2026

Global

Trump May Not Be Able to End This War

Pegah Banihashemi and Paul Poast

March 18, 2026

A color photo showing portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei displayed alongside Iranian flags at a rally.

Ideas

Glimpsing Victory in Iran

Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg

March 16, 2026

Photograph of black silhouettes of military personnel beneath the wing of a fighter jet as the sun shines brightly behind them

Ideas

If You Hate Dubai

Graeme Wood

March 15, 2026

Photograph of outdoor seating at a restaurant in Dubai with the sun shining on diners

Politics

Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Sell This War

Jonathan Lemire

March 12, 2026

An illustration of a plane-shaped cutout of The Art of the Deal book cover over a neutral green-beige background

Global

The Iranian Regime Doubles Down

Karim Sadjadpour

March 10, 2026

Collage of red and black maps of Iran with arrows and Mojtaba Khamenei's face

Global

America’s and Israel’s Goals Are Already Colliding

Thomas Wright

March 6, 2026

A photo-illustration showing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu separated by a red line

Photography

Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Steam Train, Cherry Blossoms

Alan Taylor

March 6, 2026

A boy tries to climb on an unexploded missile that landed in an open field, its nose embedded in the dirt.

Global

Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

March 4, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photographs of Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Larijani, and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf with a red backdrop

Global

An Iranian Network Is Ready to Act

Graeme Wood

February 27, 2026

Ali Khamenei walking next to an empty chair

Global

The ‘Existential Anxiety’ of the Islamic Republic

Arash Azizi

February 20, 2026

At a political gathering in Iran, a woman holds up a phone showing photos of the reformist leaders Mohammad Khatami and Mirhossein Mousavi.

Global

What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For

Arash Azizi

February 6, 2026

A collage including a black and white photo of Raha and a night-time scene of Tehran's city skyline

Global

The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox

Karim Sadjadpour

January 31, 2026

Collage showing pictures of Khamenei and Trump

National Security

What Are the Chances Trump Attacks Iran?

Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama

January 30, 2026

A portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini leaning against a white wall amid rubble and debris

Global

What I Saw in Mashhad

Davood Moradian

January 26, 2026

Protesters gather around a fire on a street in Mashhad the night f January 8

Global

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Karim Sadjadpour and Jack A. Goldstone

January 10, 2026

Global

Change May Be Coming to Iran

Arash Azizi

January 8, 2026

A portrait of Khamenei hangs against a blue curtain.

Ideas

Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’

Tom Nichols

January 2, 2026

A hazy photograph of a street in Iran with a large skyscraper in the background and a number of Islamic Republic flags in the foreground

Global

Iranians Have Had Enough

Arash Azizi

January 1, 2026

Global

‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’

Arash Azizi

December 17, 2025

A distorted portrait of Khamenei with the reflection of overhead lights over one of his eyes

Books

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

Arash Azizi

December 10, 2025

A collage with two images of a young woman with dark hair.

Global

The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

Arash Azizi

November 7, 2025

Two young Iranian women walk together along a shore of the Chitgar Lake in the recreational Chitgar complex in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on September 11, 2025.

Global

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

Arash Azizi

October 22, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Jafar Panahi overlayed onto a green scribble above a yellow diagonal-striped background

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The Print Edition

Why Trump Chose Vance to Negotiate With Iran

Reasons to Be Hopeful in Iran

1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump

Trump Made a Deal That Gives Him Nothing He Wanted

Trump’s Fundamental Misunderstanding in Iran

Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech

Someday in Tehran

Trump’s Fateful Choice

The Countdown to a Ground War

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

‘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

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

Trump May Not Be Able to End This War

Glimpsing Victory in Iran

If You Hate Dubai

Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Sell This War

The Iranian Regime Doubles Down

America’s and Israel’s Goals Are Already Colliding

Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Steam Train, Cherry Blossoms

Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran

An Iranian Network Is Ready to Act

The ‘Existential Anxiety’ of the Islamic Republic

What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For

The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox

What Are the Chances Trump Attacks Iran?

What I Saw in Mashhad

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Change May Be Coming to Iran

Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’

Iranians Have Had Enough

‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison