Israel

March 18, 2026

Global

The Same War, on a Loop

Gershom Gorenberg

March 18, 2026

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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.

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

Illustration of Trump and Joe Kent in black and white photographs, with red sharpie marks under Joe Kent's picture.

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

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

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

Glimpsing Victory in Iran

Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg

March 16, 2026

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Books

A New Direction for the Trans Novel

Isle McElroy

March 16, 2026

Ideas

Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate

Michael Powell

March 14, 2026

A photo of Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a podium in front of an American flag and a New York City flag.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

How the Conflict in Iran Is Impacting the Global Energy Market

The Editors

March 14, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 13, 2026

Collage with an oil-tanker explosion, Mojtaba Khamenei's face, and maps of the Strait of Hormuz

Ideas

Anti-Semitism Is Becoming Mainstream

David Frum

March 13, 2026

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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

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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

Ideas

What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose

Colin P. Clarke

March 7, 2026

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Ideas

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence

Tom Nichols

March 6, 2026

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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

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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

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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.

Sections

The Print Edition

Maybe Turning War Into a Casino Was a Bad Idea?

The Same War, on a Loop

Trump May Not Be Able to End This War

The Dangerous Logic of the Joe Kent Letter

Joe Kent’s Secret

How Washington Can Help Lebanon

The Disappearing Off-Ramp in Iran

One War, Two Mistakes

Iran’s War Is Not Only With the West

Glimpsing Victory in Iran

A New Direction for the Trans Novel

Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate

How the Conflict in Iran Is Impacting the Global Energy Market

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

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