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Iran

February 28, 2026

Donald Trump in front of an American flag

National Security

War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?

Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire

February 28, 2026

Global

The Epic Miscalculations of Trump and Khamenei

Karim Sadjadpour

February 28, 2026

A collage of two photographs of Donald Trump and Ali Khamanei oriented towards each other with hands raised.

Ideas

Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran

Tom Nichols

February 28, 2026

An Iranian protester shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans while standing next to the portraits of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Global

An Iranian Network Is Ready to Act

Graeme Wood

February 27, 2026

Ali Khamenei walking next to an empty chair

Podcasts

What the Pentagon Fears in Iran

Hanna Rosin

February 26, 2026

President Donald Trump standing in front of the US Flag

Ideas

President Trump’s State of the Union Variety Show

Tom Nichols

February 25, 2026

President Trump delivers the State of the Union address

Politics

Trump’s Suddenly High-Stakes State of the Union

Jonathan Lemire

February 23, 2026

Donald Trump stands facing a U.S. flag that is blurred in the background.

Global

America Doesn’t Need a Deal or a War With Iran

Thomas Wright

February 23, 2026

National Security

What Would War With Iran Look Like?

Nancy A. Youssef

February 21, 2026

A photo collage shows Trump alongside American and Iranian flags and maps.

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.

National Security

Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran

Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama

February 12, 2026

A woman walks in front of a red, white, blue, and green mural of a negotiating gable.

Radio Atlantic

Iran Wants Him Arrested. He’s Going Back Anyway.

Hanna Rosin

February 12, 2026

Ideas

A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change

John R. Bolton

February 10, 2026

Photograph of Trump's silhouette as he walks across the frame, blurred out with abstract red and blue lines

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

The Atlantic Daily

Donald Trump, Demolition Man

David A. Graham

January 28, 2026

Global

The Islamic Republic’s Predatory Contract With Its People

Karim Sadjadpour

January 27, 2026

A collage showing Iranians during an uprising and a photograph of a poster of Ayatollah Khomeini on the streets of Tehran

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

What Trump Fails to Grasp About Iran

Omid Memarian

January 25, 2026

A photo illustration of Khamenei, an image of destruction and armed soldiers in the colors of the Iran flag.

Global

The Online World Where Iranians Were Free

Nahid Siamdoust

January 23, 2026

Photograph of a one green and one red handprint on a concrete wall above a bystander with a white-painted hand leaving a third imprint. The photo is surrounded by a thick black border.

Ideas

Lessons From the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s

Jason Burke

January 23, 2026

Collage with pictures of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Syed Qutb, Carlos "The Jackal," and Leila Khaled

Podcasts

Why Trump Sides With Putin

David Frum

January 21, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Fiona Hill, surrounded by an illustrated border

Global

What Iranians Want From Trump

Arash Azizi

January 20, 2026

Protesters in New York City carry Iranian royalist flags and placards.

Global

Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

January 16, 2026

A frame grab from footage circulating on social media showing protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire in Tehran, Iran

Culture

The Silence of the Left on Iran

Gal Beckerman

January 16, 2026

People in shadow hold up three-colored flags in front of a stately building.

National Security

The U.S. Military Can’t Do Everything at Once

Nancy A. Youssef

January 14, 2026

A member of the United States Air Force keeps watch over a runway in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2017.

The Atlantic Daily

What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About

David A. Graham

January 14, 2026

Global

How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran

Mahsa Alimardani

January 14, 2026

Heavily pixelated and distorted photograph of protestors surrounding a huge Iranian flag

Global

The Islamic Republic Will Not Last

Arash Azizi

January 13, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of protesters in Iran gathering in the streets with a fire in the foreground

Politics

The Biggest Myth About Trump’s Base (And Why Many Believe It)

Yair Rosenberg

January 13, 2026

Photograph of three women at a Trump rally flying signs and banners. The woman in the center is wearing a Trump mask and a MAGA T-shirt.

Politics

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id

Jonathan Lemire

January 12, 2026

Donald Trump in black and white on an illustration of a red-and-white calendar with some days crossed out

Politics

Trump’s Shrinking Coalition

Jonathan Chait

January 12, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of two women wearing MAGA caps frowning

Global

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

Elizabeth Tsurkov

January 11, 2026

A man partially obscured by swirling pink vapor, sits at a table gripping a pink vape. Another figure stands in the shadowy background.

Global

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Karim Sadjadpour and Jack A. Goldstone

January 10, 2026

Sections

The Print Edition

The Paradox of Trump’s Iran Attack

War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?

The Epic Miscalculations of Trump and Khamenei

Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran

An Iranian Network Is Ready to Act

What the Pentagon Fears in Iran

President Trump’s State of the Union Variety Show

Trump’s Suddenly High-Stakes State of the Union

America Doesn’t Need a Deal or a War With Iran

What Would War With Iran Look Like?

The ‘Existential Anxiety’ of the Islamic Republic

Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran

Iran Wants Him Arrested. He’s Going Back Anyway.

A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change

What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For

The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox

What Are the Chances Trump Attacks Iran?

Donald Trump, Demolition Man

The Islamic Republic’s Predatory Contract With Its People

What I Saw in Mashhad

What Trump Fails to Grasp About Iran

The Online World Where Iranians Were Free

Lessons From the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s

Why Trump Sides With Putin

What Iranians Want From Trump

Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

The Silence of the Left on Iran

The U.S. Military Can’t Do Everything at Once

What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About

How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran

The Islamic Republic Will Not Last

The Biggest Myth About Trump’s Base (And Why Many Believe It)

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id

Trump’s Shrinking Coalition

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?