Tehran

February 6, 2026

Global

The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox

Karim Sadjadpour

January 31, 2026

Collage showing pictures of Khamenei and Trump

National Security

What Are the Chances Trump Attacks Iran?

Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama

January 30, 2026

A portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini leaning against a white wall amid rubble and debris

Global

What I Saw in Mashhad

Davood Moradian

January 26, 2026

Protesters gather around a fire on a street in Mashhad the night f January 8

Global

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Karim Sadjadpour and Jack A. Goldstone

January 10, 2026

Global

Change May Be Coming to Iran

Arash Azizi

January 8, 2026

A portrait of Khamenei hangs against a blue curtain.

Ideas

Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’

Tom Nichols

January 2, 2026

A hazy photograph of a street in Iran with a large skyscraper in the background and a number of Islamic Republic flags in the foreground

Global

Iranians Have Had Enough

Arash Azizi

January 1, 2026

Global

‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’

Arash Azizi

December 17, 2025

A distorted portrait of Khamenei with the reflection of overhead lights over one of his eyes

Books

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

Arash Azizi

December 10, 2025

A collage with two images of a young woman with dark hair.

Global

The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

Arash Azizi

November 7, 2025

Two young Iranian women walk together along a shore of the Chitgar Lake in the recreational Chitgar complex in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on September 11, 2025.

Global

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

Arash Azizi

October 22, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Jafar Panahi overlayed onto a green scribble above a yellow diagonal-striped background

Global

Why Iran Hit Australia

Arash Azizi

August 28, 2025

Photograph of flowers hanging from the fence at the Adass Israel Synagogue

Books

The Islamic Republic Was Never Inevitable

Arash Azizi

August 5, 2025

A black and white photo of Iranian protestors burning an image of the Shah

Global

The Precarious Position of Iranian Jews

Roya Hakakian

July 10, 2025

Global

How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb

John R. Bolton

July 9, 2025

A color photo of Iranian flags flying above a bomb-damaged building.

Global

Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Michael Schuman

July 6, 2025

A red and black photo of Xi Jinping is superimposed in a checkerboard pattern over a black and white map of Iran.

Global

A Wartime Diary From Tehran

Alireza Iranmehr

July 2, 2025

Global

Pro-Palestine Activists Fell for Iran’s Propaganda

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

June 26, 2025

A photo of an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C.

Global

A Cease-Fire Without a Conclusion

Arash Azizi

June 25, 2025

A Iranian family walks by a field of rubble in an urban neighborhood, the young boy carrying an Iranian flag.

Global

The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire

Thomas Wright

June 24, 2025

Donald Trump walking, looking displeased, carrying in one hand a hat that reads "USA"

Politics

The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran

Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, Ashley Parker, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Shane Harris

June 23, 2025

Donald Trump's eye in the middle of a nuclear symbol

Global

Five Ways Iran May Respond

Uri Friedman

June 23, 2025

Global

Questions From the Bomb Shelter

Gershom Gorenberg

June 22, 2025

An Israeli family and neighbors sit in chairs and on the floor in a Jerusalem bomb shelter.

Global

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

Arash Azizi

June 22, 2025

Khamenei, looking down, walks past a bank of seven Iranian flags with a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini above them.

Ideas

What Iran Knows About Trump

David Frum

June 21, 2025

Ideas

The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

Eliot A. Cohen

June 19, 2025

Global

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

Hanna Notte

June 18, 2025

A color photograph of Iranian and Russian flags flanking a podium mounted with several microphones.

Politics

The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself

Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 17, 2025

An illustration of President Trump next to an image of missiles fired from Iran in the night sky over Jerusalem

Global

‘This War Is Not Helping Us’

Arash Azizi

June 16, 2025

Women raise their hands in protest in front of a burning dumpster during the 2022 demonstrations in Tehran

Politics

How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Shane Harris

June 13, 2025

A side-by-side of a destroyed building and Iranian marchers

Global

The War Israel Was Ready to Fight

Yair Rosenberg

June 13, 2025

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

Politics

What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran

Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, and Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 13, 2025

Global

Iran’s Stunning Incompetence

Arash Azizi

June 13, 2025

People gather at the scene of a residential complex struck by Israel in Tehran.

Politics

Trump Heads Back to Where He Started

Jonathan Lemire

May 9, 2025

President Donald Trump is greeted by Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, king of Saudi Arabia, in Riyad on May 20, 2017.

Global

Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse

Arash Azizi

April 15, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For

The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox

What Are the Chances Trump Attacks Iran?

What I Saw in Mashhad

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Change May Be Coming to Iran

Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’

Iranians Have Had Enough

‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

Why Iran Hit Australia

The Islamic Republic Was Never Inevitable

The Precarious Position of Iranian Jews

How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb

Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

A Wartime Diary From Tehran

Pro-Palestine Activists Fell for Iran’s Propaganda

A Cease-Fire Without a Conclusion

The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire

The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran

Five Ways Iran May Respond

Questions From the Bomb Shelter

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

What Iran Knows About Trump

The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself

‘This War Is Not Helping Us’

How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran

The War Israel Was Ready to Fight

What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran

Iran’s Stunning Incompetence

Trump Heads Back to Where He Started

Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse