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Iran

July 28, 2026

An illustration of a distorted photograph of Max Blumenthal speaking into a microphone against a fuzzy green screen

Politics

Trump Crashes Into Reality

Jonathan Lemire

July 28, 2026

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Technology

Even Trump Can’t Spin This One

Charlie Warzel

July 25, 2026

Donald Trump stands on a stage with blue curtains, hands outstretched

Global

The Ticking Clock on the Strait of Hormuz

Thomas Wright

July 25, 2026

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Ideas

The U.S. Is Subtly Shifting Its Iran Strategy

Graeme Wood

July 24, 2026

Iranian officials stand solemnly in a line in front of a row of flags.

Global

The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.

Andrew Exum

July 23, 2026

People walk through an area filled with rubble and where a small Iranian flag is planted.

National Security

War by Any Other Name

Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire

July 21, 2026

National Security

Iraq’s Man in the Middle

Vivian Salama

July 21, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Is Caught in the Trap He Set

David A. Graham

July 20, 2026

National Security

Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran

Tom Nichols

July 18, 2026

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Global

Where the War Is Still a War

Arash Azizi

July 17, 2026

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Global

Trump Has Only Terrible Choices With Iran

Brynn Tannehill

July 17, 2026

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National Security

The Forever Negotiation

Vivian Salama

July 15, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Who Really Controls the Strait of Hormuz?

Will Gottsegen

July 14, 2026

Podcasts

The War Trump Can’t Control

Adam Harris

July 13, 2026

Humor

If Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s

Alexandra Petri

July 9, 2026

"Will return at" sign with clock hands missing

National Security

‘We May Sleepwalk Our Way Back to War’

Nancy A. Youssef, Jonathan Lemire, and Vivian Salama

July 8, 2026

Ideas

Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War

Tom Nichols

July 8, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump’s face against a black background

Global

Canada Should Start Talking With Iran

Arash Azizi

July 8, 2026

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National Security

Vance vs. Rubio: Iran Edition

Vivian Salama

June 27, 2026

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Ideas

The Whiplash of Trump’s Iran Capitulation

Tom Nichols

June 24, 2026

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Podcasts

Did Trump Surrender to Iran?

David Frum

June 24, 2026

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Ideas

War and Consequences

Eliot A. Cohen

June 24, 2026

Global

America’s Big Mistake in Iran

Brynn Tannehill

June 23, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump Can’t Spin His Way Out of His Two Latest Crises

David A. Graham

June 22, 2026

Washington Week With The Atlantic

What Comes Next for Iran

The Editors

June 20, 2026

Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

June 20, 2026

Global

Iran Got a Great Deal That It Could Still Squander

Arash Azizi

June 20, 2026

Photos of Mohammad Qalibaf, Saeed Jalili, Abbas Araghchi, and Mojtaba Khamenei are set in colored squares atop a map of Iran.

Global

Mark Rutte Needs to Stop Talking

Robert Kagan

June 19, 2026

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte is shown speaking to the press in front of a row of European flags.

Global

The Price of Defeat in Iran

Thomas Wright

June 19, 2026

A color photograph of President Trump speaking with a foreign leader, captured through the window of the Palace of Versailles..

Ideas

If Only Trump Knew What Vance Is Doing

Jonathan Chait

June 18, 2026

A close-up photo of the side of J. D. Vance's face

Ideas

Iran Has Humiliated Trump

Graeme Wood

June 18, 2026

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Ideas

What Did You Expect?

Daniel B. Shapiro

June 17, 2026

Global

Netanyahu Finally Learns the Truth About Trump

Yair Rosenberg

June 17, 2026

An image of Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at a podium with Donald Trump looming over his shoulder

Ideas

All the Sad Hawks

Jonathan Chait

June 17, 2026

A photo of Donald Trump's hands on a table, one in a fist and the other with two fingers partially up, in front of Trump's blue tie

National Security

Trump in Defeat

Jonathan Lemire

June 17, 2026

Donald Trump, photographed from behind at night

Sections

The Print Edition

The American Commentator Making Excuses for Iran

Trump Crashes Into Reality

Even Trump Can’t Spin This One

The Ticking Clock on the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Is Subtly Shifting Its Iran Strategy

The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.

War by Any Other Name

Iraq’s Man in the Middle

Trump Is Caught in the Trap He Set

Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran

Where the War Is Still a War

Trump Has Only Terrible Choices With Iran

The Forever Negotiation

Who Really Controls the Strait of Hormuz?

The War Trump Can’t Control

If Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s

‘We May Sleepwalk Our Way Back to War’

Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War

Canada Should Start Talking With Iran

Vance vs. Rubio: Iran Edition

The Whiplash of Trump’s Iran Capitulation

Did Trump Surrender to Iran?

War and Consequences

America’s Big Mistake in Iran

Trump Can’t Spin His Way Out of His Two Latest Crises

What Comes Next for Iran

Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran

Iran Got a Great Deal That It Could Still Squander

Mark Rutte Needs to Stop Talking

The Price of Defeat in Iran

If Only Trump Knew What Vance Is Doing

Iran Has Humiliated Trump

What Did You Expect?

Netanyahu Finally Learns the Truth About Trump

All the Sad Hawks

Trump in Defeat