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March 13, 2026

Global

An Achievable Goal in Iran

Dennis Ross

March 13, 2026

Knife cutting circle around Iranian flag

National Security

The Iran War Has Four Stages. We’re in the Second.

Nancy A. Youssef

March 12, 2026

A photo of an Iranian holding a flyer picturing two supreme leaders

The Atlantic Daily

A Horrible Throwback to the Early 2000s

David A. Graham

March 11, 2026

Global

Netanyahu’s Very Useful War

Yair Rosenberg

March 11, 2026

A blue rectangle with a close-up photo of Netanyahu's eyes is superimposed on a black-and-white shot of smoke rising over an Iranian city.

Global

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump

Franklin Foer

March 11, 2026

A photograph of Trump in a blue suit against a dark background

The Atlantic Daily

The Wild 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Oil Prices

Will Gottsegen

March 9, 2026

Ideas

I Believe California Has a Right to Exist

David Wolpe

March 9, 2026

Color photograph of Gavin Newsom speaking with U.S. and California flags behind him.

National Security

A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?

Shane Harris

March 9, 2026

A man's shadow falls over boxes of numbers that are color-coded to look like the Iranian flag, in green, white, and red

Washington Week With The Atlantic

What Are the Trump Administration’s Objectives in Iran?

The Editors

March 7, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose

Colin P. Clarke

March 7, 2026

Old photograph of people standing in the wreckage of a bombed building.

Ideas

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence

Tom Nichols

March 6, 2026

Illustration of Donald Trump pointing to the right while fighter jets fly to the left against a red and blue background.

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

Global

Something New Is Happening in Lebanon

Hussein Ibish

March 6, 2026

Photograph of plumes of black smoke rising above Beirut

National Security

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Isabel Ruehl

March 6, 2026

Trump in USA white baseball camp and American flags

Ideas

I Don’t Know How the War Is Going

Eliot A. Cohen

March 6, 2026

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Ata Kenare / AFP / Getty.

Ideas

U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 5, 2026

Photograph of the backs of US soldiers in camouflage.

Global

‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’

Graeme Wood

March 5, 2026

Black and white photograph of Mojtaba Khamenei in a crowd of people.

Radio Atlantic

A War Begun on Instinct

Hanna Rosin

March 5, 2026

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

The Coming Invasion of Iran

Arash Azizi

March 4, 2026

A color image of two members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran inspecting a damaged building at the Azadi Camp after an Iranian attack in the town of Koye.

Global

The Real Reason Trump Went to War

Yair Rosenberg

March 4, 2026

An open pen with Donald Trump's signature on it against a red background.

Ideas

The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones

Brynn Tannehill

March 4, 2026

A gif of black silhouettes of missiles in a row fading away

The Atlantic Daily

What Anti-Regime Iranians Can’t Agree On

Stephanie Bai

March 3, 2026

Ideas

This Joke Explains Iran Today

David Frum

March 3, 2026

Photo of a surveillance camera overlooking a banner featuring a portrait of Ali Khamenei overlaid on green, white, and red stripes resembling the Iranian flag.

National Security

The One Variable That Could Decide the War

Missy Ryan and Nancy A. Youssef

March 3, 2026

An illustration of stockpiles and a plane

National Security

The Big Story: The Iran War

March 2, 2026

Global

The Israel of October 6 Is Never Coming Back

Yair Rosenberg

March 2, 2026

A photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu speaking in front of a large Israeli flag

National Security

From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’

Toluse Olorunnipa, Jonathan Lemire, and Ashley Parker

March 2, 2026

A collage of "Make America Great Again," Iran, Washington, Donald Trump, and Ali Khamenei

Ideas

America’s Invaluable Ally

Eliot A. Cohen

March 1, 2026

Global

‘Our Resources Are Done’

Arash Azizi

March 1, 2026

A collage shows Ali Larijani and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on either side of a map of Iran.

Ideas

Why Khamenei Is Dead

Graeme Wood

March 1, 2026

Ideas

Trump Rolls the Iron Dice

Eliot A. Cohen

February 28, 2026

Ideas

Iran Goes to War Against the Arabs

Graeme Wood

February 28, 2026

Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

National Security

War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?

Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire

February 28, 2026

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.

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Anti-Semitism Is Becoming Mainstream

An Achievable Goal in Iran

The Iran War Has Four Stages. We’re in the Second.

A Horrible Throwback to the Early 2000s

Netanyahu’s Very Useful War

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump

The Wild 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Oil Prices

I Believe California Has a Right to Exist

A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?

What Are the Trump Administration’s Objectives in Iran?

What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence

America’s and Israel’s Goals Are Already Colliding

Something New Is Happening in Lebanon

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales

I Don’t Know How the War Is Going

U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot

‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’

A War Begun on Instinct

Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran

The Coming Invasion of Iran

The Real Reason Trump Went to War

The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones

What Anti-Regime Iranians Can’t Agree On

This Joke Explains Iran Today

The One Variable That Could Decide the War

The Big Story: The Iran War

The Israel of October 6 Is Never Coming Back

From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’

America’s Invaluable Ally

‘Our Resources Are Done’

Why Khamenei Is Dead

Trump Rolls the Iron Dice

Iran Goes to War Against the Arabs

War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?

Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran