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Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations

April 10, 2026

A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun shows trails of rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel

Photos of the Week: Fallas Festival, Butterfly Gathering, Beach Violin

March 27, 2026

A handler stands beside an alpaca during a show, as they look at each other face-to-face.

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

The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic

March 23, 2026

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

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth

March 20, 2026

A performer dressed as as Saint Patrick poses with his staff as if it were a rock guitar, during a St. Patrick's Day parade.

Israel Is Missing Its Big Chance in Lebanon

March 19, 2026

Photograph of flames bursting from an explosion on the side of a building at dusk

How Washington Can Help Lebanon

March 17, 2026

A color photograph of two women dressed in black sitting on a cliff face overlooking the water in Beirut.

Iran’s War Is Not Only With the West

Elizabeth Tsurkov

March 16, 2026

Photograph of a ruined street in Damascus with a poster of Khamenei, Assad, and Nasrallah.

Something New Is Happening in Lebanon

March 6, 2026

Photograph of plumes of black smoke rising above Beirut

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

March 6, 2026

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

The Neighbor From Hell

October 2025 Issue

A photo-illustration showing a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini, a bombed-out building, and a group of soldiers in a trench, set against a red and green background

The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

June 19, 2025

Illustration featuring Donald Trump

The War Israel Was Ready to Fight

June 13, 2025

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

Biden’s Middle East Legacy

January 26, 2025

How to End the War in Gaza

Stuart E. Eizenstat and Dennis Ross

December 2, 2024

Pigeons fly away after an Israeli rocket hits a building in Beirut

A Late Win for Biden in the Middle East

November 28, 2024

A mother and her son standing atop the rubble of a destroyed house in Tyre, Lebanon

The Greatest Opportunity That Wasn’t

November 2, 2024

Silhouettes of armed soldiers in contralux

‘The Iranian Period Is Finished’

Robert F. Worth

October 31, 2024

A photo of Beirut on September 28, 2024, hours after Israeli bombs targeted and killed Hezbollah's secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah

Muslim American Support for Trump Is an Act of Self-Sabotage

October 30, 2024

A black-and-white photo of a woman wearing an "Arab Americans for Trump" shirt

Sinwar’s Death Changes Nothing

October 19, 2024

Photo of Yahya Sinwar overlayed with a street

The Collapse of the Khamenei Doctrine

October 14, 2024

On a street in Tehran, anti-Israel banners cover the side of a high rise building.

Hezbollah Waged War Against the People of My Country

October 11, 2024

Syrians in a crowd light sparklers and wave flags on the street.

The Mistakes Israel Can’t Afford to Repeat

October 8, 2024

Israeli soldiers stand and walk among tanks and armored personnel carriers.

Israel and Hamas Are Kidding Themselves

October 8, 2024

Netanyahu Doesn’t Care About His Friendship With Biden

October 4, 2024

Photo of Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden

Lebanon Is Not a Solution for Gaza

Gershom Gorenberg

October 1, 2024

Triptych showing pictures of an explosion, Netanyahu, and building rubble

‘It’s an Earthquake’

Robert F. Worth

September 29, 2024

People in Beirut view the smoke rising above the site of an Israeli strike on Hassan Nasrallah.

Nasrallah’s Folly

September 27, 2024

Buildings and rubble after an Israeli air strike on Beirut

Why Hezbollah and Israel Can’t Make a Deal

September 19, 2024

Collage of pictures of airstrikes and a crowded street with an ambulance

Nothing Good Would Come of an Israeli War in Lebanon

July 6, 2024

Workers harvest tobacco leaves in Lebanon near the Israeli border.

The Siren Call of an Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

April 27, 2024

An Israeli soldier looks on as a military helicopter hovers.

Lebanon’s January Hangover

January 26, 2024

Red-tinted Beirut captured through a car window

What the Loss of Freedom Feels Like

October 21, 2021

A protester holds up the Lebanese flag on the streets of Beirut.

After the Blast

April 2021 Issue

illustration of cracked glass and rose border over vintage black-and-white photo of Beirut

Darling

Naomi Shihab Nye

November 22, 2020

A red line goes between collage images of Lebanon and Texas

America’s Future Might Be Lebanon

November 1, 2020

Beirut landscape