List of Iran articles
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A view shows the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22. Is the World Prepared for More Terrorism?
After the shock of the Islamic State attack in Moscow, a top expert warns that “the bench is thin” when it comes to counterterrorism analysis.
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Joe Biden's face is in front of a blurred American flag. Whatever Happened to Biden’s Iran Policy?
Washington now has to treat Tehran as a de facto nuclear power.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballots at a polling station in Tehran on March 1. Khamenei’s Strategy to Dominate the Middle East Will Outlive Him
Iran’s aging supreme leader is ensuring that any successor will stay the course.
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Men ride their scooter in front of a poster encouraging Iranians to vote in the upcoming elections, in Tehran. Iran’s New Wave of Political Conservatives Is Here
In last week’s parliamentary election, the Iranian political spectrum shifted to include a new group of outsiders.
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Two young Iranian girls, not wearing the mandatory hijab, visit a park in Tehran. Iran’s New—Even Worse—Hijab Era Has Begun
On the eve of parliamentary elections, nationwide protests have ended—and a misogynist backlash is just beginning.
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Fighters carry flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including Kataib Hezbollah. Leaving Iraq May Be Washington’s Wisest Choice
U.S. leverage in the region could be higher without a troop presence in Iraq.
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Armed supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a rally in solidarity with Hamas in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. Inside the Houthis’ Stockpile of Iranian Weapons
Airstrikes haven’t hindered their Red Sea attacks—at least yet.
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An aerial view shows the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a sea route connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. The Houthis’ Next Target May Be Underwater
Cutting or damaging subsea cables could disrupt data and financial communications between Europe and Asia.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani (on screen-R) and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (on screen-L) in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2024. ‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’
A former supreme allied commander of NATO on how the White House is managing conflicts on two continents with “finite” resources.
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A young man walks past anti-U.S. graffiti outside the building that formerly hosted the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Merchant Shippers Fear Another Tanker War Is Coming
The Strait of Hormuz is getting ever more dangerous as Washington and Tehran square off.
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U.S. President Joe Biden watches as an Army team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Breonna Moffett at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Feb. 2. Moffett was one of three members of the U.S. military killed in a drone strike in Jordan. Biden Walks a Fine Line With Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Militants
The U.S. hit more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria—but not Iran itself.
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Members of the Basij paramilitary force, which operates under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are parading in shrouds under banners featuring portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), the late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C), and the secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. The Ela Bait al-Maqdis, meaning ''Forward to Al-Aqsa Mosque,'' is a military rally organized by the IRGC's Mohammad Rasulullah Division to support Palestinians. How Conflict in the Middle East Has Fueled Iran’s Proxies
Two experts explain the relationship between Iran and Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels, and other militant groups operating in the region.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran. Can the United States Deter—or Compel—Iran?
It’s unclear whether Washington’s threats will change Tehran’s calculus.
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A woman in a headscarf walks past anti-U.S. graffiti showing the Statue of Liberty with its arm cut off on a wall outside the building formerly hosting the embassy of the United States in Tehran. Ian Bremmer: Attack on U.S. Troops a ‘Red Line’ for Biden
The political risk expert on the chances of a wider war in the Middle East.
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U.S. soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tell Hamis, in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate. U.S. Troops Are Dangerously Vulnerable in the Middle East
The Jordan attack may pull Washington into an unwanted conflict.
