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Iran

March 25, 2026

Color photograph of a huge lightning formation lighting up the night sky above an oil tanker

The Atlantic Daily

What the Markets Tell Trump

Will Gottsegen

March 24, 2026

National Security

Military Families Once Again Brace for a Knock

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

March 24, 2026

Dignified transfer cases belonging to Major Jeffery R. OBrien, Captain Cody A. Khork, and Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, on Saturday, March 7, 2026

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

The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic

Eliot A. Cohen

March 23, 2026

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

Washington Week With The Atlantic

How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?

The Editors

March 21, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Global

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Brynn Tannehill

March 21, 2026

Illustration with photos of Kharg Island, soldiers, and oil pipes with a gas flare nearby

Economy

Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option

Rogé Karma

March 20, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photo of Donald Trump’s face surrounded by a maze of oil pipes with a yellow backdrop

Humor

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

Alexandra Petri

March 20, 2026

trump's face with hands clapping around it

Global

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

Yair Rosenberg

March 20, 2026

blue flowers in the barrel of an army tank

Ideas

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

Tom Nichols

March 20, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

What’s Going on With the IRS?

Will Gottsegen

March 19, 2026

Podcasts

Trump Is Kicking the Economy While It’s Down

Hanna Rosin

March 19, 2026

Ideas

Trump Is Betraying Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protesters

Franklin Foer

March 19, 2026

Illustration with Donald Trump stretching his arms at his side while protesters raise signs and fists beneath him

The Atlantic Daily

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

Conor Friedersdorf

March 18, 2026

Technology

Maybe Turning War Into a Casino Was a Bad Idea?

Charlie Warzel

March 18, 2026

An illustration of Israel juxtaposed with rockets in the air

Podcasts

Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War

David Frum

March 18, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Alastair Campbell bordered by an illustration

National Security

The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water

Vivian Salama

March 18, 2026

An illustration showing an outline of the Strait of Hormuz over rolling, wavelike lines

Ideas

Trashing American Allies Turns Out to Be Bad for National Security

Adam Serwer

March 18, 2026

An illustration of the top half of Donald Trump's head, wearing a red MAGA hat, with two missiles, a drone, and a fighter jet circling his head.

Global

The Same War, on a Loop

Gershom Gorenberg

March 18, 2026

A color photograph of a man peering out the window of a house whose roof appears to have been destroyed by an explosion.

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.

National Security

How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?

Jonathan Lemire and Nancy A. Youssef

March 17, 2026

Color photograph of Donald Trump facing away from the camera, in front of the American flag and surrounded by a blue curtain.

National Security

The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran

Shane Harris

March 17, 2026

Black and white photos of Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Kent

The Atlantic Daily

The Dangerous Logic of the Joe Kent Letter

Yair Rosenberg

March 17, 2026

Ideas

Joe Kent’s Secret

Jonathan Chait

March 17, 2026

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Ideas

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Anne Applebaum

March 17, 2026

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Ideas

How Washington Can Help Lebanon

Bilal Y. Saab

March 17, 2026

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

Global

Snorkeling in the Strait of Hormuz

Graeme Wood

March 17, 2026

An illustration of a printed photo of a boat rope sitting in front of a body of water and a mountain.

Global

The Disappearing Off-Ramp in Iran

Thomas Wright

March 17, 2026

An image of Trump's silhouette from below surrounded by microphones, with an American flag flying in the background.

Ideas

One War, Two Mistakes

Eliot A. Cohen

March 17, 2026

National Security

Trump Is Learning That His Bullying Has Consequences

Isaac Stanley-Becker

March 16, 2026

Trump stands alone at a NATO summit in front of a blue background

Ideas

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.

Ideas

Can’t Stop It, So Lead It

David Frum

March 16, 2026

An illustration featuring three figurines: two soldiers and one donkey

Ideas

Glimpsing Victory in Iran

Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg

March 16, 2026

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Sections

The Print Edition

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

What the Markets Tell Trump

Military Families Once Again Brace for a Knock

‘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

The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic

How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?

The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

What’s Going on With the IRS?

Trump Is Kicking the Economy While It’s Down

Trump Is Betraying Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protesters

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

Maybe Turning War Into a Casino Was a Bad Idea?

Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War

The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water

Trashing American Allies Turns Out to Be Bad for National Security

The Same War, on a Loop

Trump May Not Be Able to End This War

How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?

The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran

The Dangerous Logic of the Joe Kent Letter

Joe Kent’s Secret

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

How Washington Can Help Lebanon

Snorkeling in the Strait of Hormuz

The Disappearing Off-Ramp in Iran

One War, Two Mistakes

Trump Is Learning That His Bullying Has Consequences

Iran’s War Is Not Only With the West

Can’t Stop It, So Lead It

Glimpsing Victory in Iran