List of Iran articles
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Participants place radiation signs during a simulated nuclear emergency drill in Tehran on November 5, 2015. Iran’s Collapse Could Cause a Nuclear Security Nightmare
Washington would struggle to secure dangerous materials, technologies, and expertise.
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A scientist measures the radio-dose of a gamma container and a neutron container with a Geiger Mueller Detector during a demonstration of the MobileSearch X-ray Inspection System July 23, 2002 in Washington. Iran Can Already Build a Dirty Bomb
A bomb with uranium would be easy enough for Tehran to make—but may not make sense to use.
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Personal items are seen amid the destruction of a residential property in northern Tehran on June 29. Strikes on Iran Validate North Korea’s Nuclear Sprint
The United States and Israel are speeding up the collapse of nonproliferation.
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French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein look up during a visit to the Cadarache nuclear research center in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France, on Sept. 6, 1975. The Lessons of Osirak for Israel and Iran
The 1981 strike on an Iraqi reactor jolted Baghdad’s nuclear program into high gear.
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A view of the destruction at Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on June 23, viewed on July 1. What the War Changed Inside Iran
The regime has been pushed to the edge of strategic pivot.
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Iranians prepare for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tajrish Square, Tehran, on March 19. Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up?
A demonstrably unpopular regime maintains total control down to the neighborhood level.
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US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7. Less Gloating and More Diplomacy Are Needed to Heal the Middle East
In D.C. visit, Netanyahu is expected to toast Trump for U.S. attack on Iran.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announces U.S. strikes on Iran with Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth standing alongside, at the White House in Washington on June 21. An Emerging Trump Doctrine?
Success in the Middle East could be a template for a new approach to Russia’s war.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the CyberTech conference in Tel Aviv on Jan. 29, 2019. For Netanyahu, Another Term as Israel’s Leader?
He’s hoping the Iran war will erase the stain of Oct. 7.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a handover ceremony for the new Israeli chief of staff on January 15, 2019 at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv. Israel’s War on Iran Backfired
Despite what it claims, Israel failed to achieve its goals in its latest war.
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Trump and Hegseth sit side-by-side at a table. The U.S. flag is behind them. Hypermasculinity Is Driving U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump’s approach to Iran shows that America’s crisis of manhood has hit the global stage.
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A member of the Iraqi Federal Police stands guard near the Seventeen Ramadan Mosque along al-Firdous square in Baghdad on March 9, 2023. Don’t Let Iran Become Another Iraq
Nuclear uncertainty is bad for regional stability.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left), accompanied by Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on June 26. Is This Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment?
The White House is scrambling to control the narrative on how effective the U.S. strikes against Iran were.
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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during as summit. Trump’s Iran Deal Withdrawal Comes Back to Haunt Him
Experts say the 2015 nuclear deal constrained Tehran’s nuclear ambitions better than the recent U.S. strikes.
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Parts of the Shahran fuel depot on the outskirts of Tehran are ablaze after an Israeli attack on June 15. Did Trump Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
Ignoring Tehran’s oil shipments has been informal policy for years. What if Washington made it official?
