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Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy

The Lede

Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy

The regime in Tehran knows it likely can’t win the war, but it can certainly globalize the pain of the conflict—even if it’s ultimately at its own expense.

By Ishaan Tharoor

March 6, 2026

The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon

The Lede

The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon

As the region spasms, the clash between Israel and Hezbollah is gathering force.

By Rania Abouzeid

March 5, 2026

Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

Q. & A.

Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.

By Isaac Chotiner

March 4, 2026

Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?

Letter from Trump’s Washington

Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?

So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have “obliterated”—are many.

By Susan B. Glasser

March 2, 2026

What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next

The Lede

What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next

The Supreme Leader, who ruled the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades, has been killed by Israel and the United States. Can the regime survive without him?

By Robin Wright

March 1, 2026

Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?

The Lede

Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?

The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes, but the conflict is far from over, and has convulsed the Middle East in a spasm of interstate violence.

By Ishaan Tharoor

March 1, 2026

What Mehdi Mahmoudian Saw Inside the Iranian Prison System

The New Yorker Interview

What Mehdi Mahmoudian Saw Inside the Iranian Prison System

The activist and Oscar-nominated co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident” speaks about the abuses he’s witnessed and endured, war between the U.S. and Iran, and the true stories behind the film.

By Cora Engelbrecht

March 1, 2026

Donald Trump Launches a War of “Epic Fury” on Iran

The Lede

Donald Trump Launches a War of “Epic Fury” on Iran

The U.S. and Israel have ignited a campaign to topple the Islamic Republic—with little thought to what comes after.

By Robin Wright

February 28, 2026

Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran

Q. & A.

Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran

And the risks Democrats face if they fail to strongly oppose his war.

By Isaac Chotiner

February 28, 2026

Even the Hospitals Aren’t Safe in Iran

The Lede

Even the Hospitals Aren’t Safe in Iran

As the regime imposes a forced forgetting of the massacres in January, it has begun targeting not only wounded protesters but medical workers, who have borne witness to some of the worst atrocities.

By Cora Engelbrecht

February 11, 2026

Iran’s Regime Is Unsustainable

The Lede

Iran’s Regime Is Unsustainable

Political repression and a teetering economy have sparked widespread protests and chants of “Death to the Dictator.”

By Robin Wright

January 13, 2026

The Bloody Lesson the Ayatollah Took from the Shah

The Lede

The Bloody Lesson the Ayatollah Took from the Shah

With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.

By David Remnick

January 11, 2026

What the Iran Strikes Reveal About MAGA

Fault Lines

What the Iran Strikes Reveal About MAGA

The movement has survived all sorts of political stress tests, but there’s one schism that could actually pose a problem.

By Jon Allsop

June 27, 2025

Inside the Mind of a Never Trump War Hawk

Q. & A.

Inside the Mind of a Never Trump War Hawk

Why Eliot Cohen, an intellectual architect of the Iraq War, thinks Trump was right to strike Iran.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 26, 2025

What Have the U.S. and Israel Accomplished in Iran?

Q. & A.

What Have the U.S. and Israel Accomplished in Iran?

It remains to be seen how long the ceasefire will hold, but the Iranian regime is unlikely to end its nuclear program anytime soon.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 24, 2025

Can Ayatollah Khamenei, and Iran’s Theocracy, Survive This War?

The Lede

Can Ayatollah Khamenei, and Iran’s Theocracy, Survive This War?

The future of the Islamic Republic may be shaped more by the country’s culture and politics than by the military prowess of its opponents.

By Robin Wright

June 23, 2025

With His Eyes on History, Benjamin Netanyahu Aims for Political Resurrection

The Lede

With His Eyes on History, Benjamin Netanyahu Aims for Political Resurrection

There is no overestimating the triumphalism in the Israeli Prime Minister’s circle, but the cascading effects of the war being waged on Iran are still unfolding.

By David Remnick

June 22, 2025

Donald Trump Bombs Iran, and America Waits

The Lede

Donald Trump Bombs Iran, and America Waits

The U.S. strikes were unprecedented, and the repercussions are impossible to predict.

By David Remnick

June 22, 2025

Donald Trump’s No-Strategy Strategy on Iran

Q. & A.

Donald Trump’s No-Strategy Strategy on Iran

How the President could drag the U.S. into a new war in the Middle East.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 18, 2025

What Is Israel’s Endgame with Iran?

The Lede

What Is Israel’s Endgame with Iran?

There appears to be no off-ramp yet, as the destruction and death toll mount in both countries.

By Robin Wright

June 16, 2025

Why Netanyahu Decided to Strike Iran Now

Q. & A.

Why Netanyahu Decided to Strike Iran Now

The editor-in-chief of Haaretz on how President Trump enabled Israel to carry out an attack years in the making.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 13, 2025

After Attacking Iran, Israel Girds for What’s Next

The Lede

After Attacking Iran, Israel Girds for What’s Next

Crisis has become the norm in Israel, but this time feels different. Is it a victory, or the start of a new war?

By Ruth Margalit

June 13, 2025

Iran’s Daughters of the Sea

Photo Booth

Iran’s Daughters of the Sea

Forough Alaei’s stunning photographs of a community of fisherwomen on a remote island in the Persian Gulf.

By Robin Wright

June 7, 2025

Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison

Page-Turner

Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison

Part memoir, part exposé, part cookbook, “The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club” reveals the hidden lives of women dissidents in the Islamic Republic.

By Robin Wright

May 26, 2025

The End of Limits on a President’s Wars

The Lede

The End of Limits on a President’s Wars

Past conflicts eroded Congress’s ability to decide when to go to war. Donald Trump’s attack on Iran destroyed it.

By Ruth Marcus

March 5, 2026

Jafar Panahi Steps Out of the Shadows

Dept. of Stealth

Jafar Panahi Steps Out of the Shadows

The director of “It Was Just an Accident” will face arrest upon his return to Iran after the Oscars. But for now he’s looking for a new pair of shades.

By H. C. Wilentz

March 2, 2026

A Massacre in Mashhad

As Told To

A Massacre in Mashhad

Under the cover of an internet blackout, Iranian security forces killed hundreds of demonstrators. Only now are details of the carnage starting to emerge.

By Cora Engelbrecht

January 22, 2026

Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran but Not in Minneapolis

Comment

Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran but Not in Minneapolis

During the President’s second Administration, universal principles such as self-determination and due process are wielded only opportunistically.

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

January 17, 2026

What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time

Q. & A.

What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time

Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.

By Isaac Chotiner

January 10, 2026

Israel’s Zones of Denial

Letter from Israel

Israel’s Zones of Denial

Amid national euphoria over the bombing of Iran—and the largely ignored devastation in Gaza—a question lurks: What is the country becoming?

By David Remnick

July 28, 2025

The Dangerous Consequences of Donald Trump’s Strikes in Iran

Q. & A.

The Dangerous Consequences of Donald Trump’s Strikes in Iran

Why even a successful attack might do less to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions than a diplomatic deal would have.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 22, 2025

Donald Trump and the Iran Crisis

Comment

Donald Trump and the Iran Crisis

It’s not easy to trust the President to make an optimal decision. For one thing, he is suspicious of nearly every source of information save his own instincts.

By David Remnick

June 21, 2025

The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”

The Current Cinema

The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”

Cinematic nods abound in two tales of homecoming, one starring Paddington Bear and the other set somewhere between Canada and Iran.

By Justin Chang

February 10, 2025

Sanaz Toossi’s “English” Comes to Broadway

The Theatre

Sanaz Toossi’s “English” Comes to Broadway

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, set in an E.S.L. classroom in Iran, examines the internal displacements of learning a language.

By Helen Shaw

January 24, 2025

The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances

2024 in Review

The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances

The Islamic Republic is weaker—on multiple fronts—than it’s been in nearly half a century.

By Robin Wright

December 19, 2024

How Assad’s Regime Crumbled

Q. & A.

How Assad’s Regime Crumbled

Iran’s weakness, a faltering economy, and new political fissures led to the stunning end of a dynasty.

By Isaac Chotiner

December 9, 2024

How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime

Q. & A.

How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime

A historian explains why U.S. sanctions and Iran and Russia’s entanglements in other wars helped create an opening for rebel groups to overrun the Syrian Army.

By Isaac Chotiner

December 3, 2024

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach

The Current Cinema

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach

In Mohammad Rasoulof’s searing film, contemporary social unrest threatens to tear an Iranian family apart.

By Justin Chang

November 26, 2024

How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works

Q. & A.

How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works

What does the Biden Administration want Netanyahu to do in Lebanon and Gaza?

By Isaac Chotiner

October 3, 2024

What’s Next in the Israel-Iran Conflict?

The Lede

What’s Next in the Israel-Iran Conflict?

In the span of a week—with the death of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, and Iran’s ballistic-missile strike on Israel—the entire Middle East is changed.

By Dexter Filkins

October 2, 2024

What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East

The Lede

What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East

The death of Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, will be a political earthquake for the movement.

By Robin Wright

September 28, 2024

Iran’s New President Makes His U.N. Début as the Middle East Is in Flames

The Lede

Iran’s New President Makes His U.N. Début as the Middle East Is in Flames

With the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel threatening to tip into all-out war, Masoud Pezeshkian calls for diplomacy.

By Robin Wright

September 25, 2024

What Raisi’s Death Means for the Future of Iran

Daily Comment

What Raisi’s Death Means for the Future of Iran

For a country facing deep challenges, and with an aging Supreme Leader, the President’s demise has spawned an existential question: Who can sustain the revolution?

By Robin Wright

May 21, 2024

Elliott Abrams and the Contradictions of U.S. Human-Rights Policy

Q. & A.

Elliott Abrams and the Contradictions of U.S. Human-Rights Policy

The longtime State Department official and Iran-Contra player on Israel’s war in Gaza and his own record in Latin America.

By Isaac Chotiner

April 29, 2024

The War Games of Israel and Iran

Daily Comment

The War Games of Israel and Iran

While Netanyahu and the Islamic Republic exchange ballistic “messages,” the question of Palestine demands the moral and strategic courage of actual statesmen.

By David Remnick

April 19, 2024

The Fate of Israel’s Hostages After Iran’s Rocket Attack

News Desk

The Fate of Israel’s Hostages After Iran’s Rocket Attack

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversees an increasingly fraught regional confrontation, the families of Hamas captives work to free their loved ones.

By Ruth Margalit

April 16, 2024

Israel’s Momentous Decision

News Desk

Israel’s Momentous Decision

After Iran’s dramatic but largely ineffective attack, Benjamin Netanyahu’s response will have tremendous consequences.

By Dexter Filkins

April 14, 2024

“Subtraction”: A Masterwork of Realistic Fantasy

The Front Row

“Subtraction”: A Masterwork of Realistic Fantasy

The Iranian director Mani Haghighi scrutinizes daily life in Tehran by way of supernatural events and inspired images.

By Richard Brody

January 25, 2024

The U.S. Confronts Middle Eastern Militias but Not Iran’s Long Game

Daily Comment

The U.S. Confronts Middle Eastern Militias but Not Iran’s Long Game

Strikes against weapons depots and operations centers in Iraq and Syria will not diminish Iran’s determination to expel the U.S. from the Middle East.

By Robin Wright

February 6, 2024

Freedom for Five Americans Doesn’t End Flash Points with Iran

Daily Comment

Freedom for Five Americans Doesn’t End Flash Points with Iran

The prisoner exchange will almost certainly not stop an Iranian tactic that has spanned more than four decades.

By Robin Wright

September 18, 2023

The Protests Inside Iran’s Girls’ Schools

Letter from Iran

The Protests Inside Iran’s Girls’ Schools

From the start, women were at the center of the demonstrations that swept Iran last year. Schoolgirls emerged as an unexpected source of defiant energy.

By Azadeh Moaveni

August 7, 2023

Persian Cuisine, Ancient and Enduring, at Nasrin’s Kitchen

Tables for Two

Persian Cuisine, Ancient and Enduring, at Nasrin’s Kitchen

Nasrin Rejali, who earned a following with a series of pop-ups, has opened her own restaurant in midtown, serving traditional dishes from all over Iran.

By Hannah Goldfield

August 4, 2023

Biden’s Moral Calculus in Brokering a Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal

Q. & A.

Biden’s Moral Calculus in Brokering a Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal

The U.S. is trying to land a tripartite agreement that could dramatically alter its involvement in the Middle East.

By Isaac Chotiner

August 1, 2023

What the Saudi-Iran Deal Means for the Middle East

Q. & A.

What the Saudi-Iran Deal Means for the Middle East

Brokered by China, the agreement between the two regional rivals reflects shifting economic—and ideological—alignments.

By Isaac Chotiner

March 14, 2023

Persia on the Periphery: Iran, Imagined

Sketchbook

Persia on the Periphery: Iran, Imagined

A cartoonist’s view of his parental homeland, gleaned from secondary and secondhand sources.

By Navied Mahdavian

March 13, 2023

Dynamite Persian Food at Eyval

Tables for Two

Dynamite Persian Food at Eyval

In Bushwick, Ali Saboor offers spectacular cocktails and striking interpretations of traditional dishes such as kashke bademjan, kebab, and ghormeh sabzi.

By Hannah Goldfield

March 3, 2023

The Defiance of Salman Rushdie

Profiles

The Defiance of Salman Rushdie

After a near-fatal stabbing—and decades of threats—the novelist speaks about writing as a death-defying act.

By David Remnick

February 6, 2023

Jafar Panahi’s Ingenious, Tragic “No Bears” Is a Formalist Triumph

The Front Row

Jafar Panahi’s Ingenious, Tragic “No Bears” Is a Formalist Triumph

In his latest film, the now jailed director captures the daily absurdities of Iranian lives ruled by surveillance and superstition.

By Richard Brody

December 21, 2022

Iran Detains Its Most Celebrated Actress

Daily Comment

Iran Detains Its Most Celebrated Actress

Taraneh Alidoosti is the latest prominent figure to be arrested, as the regime faces the most serious challenge to its rule since it took power in 1979.

By Dexter Filkins

December 18, 2022

World Cup 2022: Maybe Team U.S.A.’s Moment Is Now

Replay

World Cup 2022: Maybe Team U.S.A.’s Moment Is Now

With the victory against Iran seeing the U.S. into the knockout stage, it’s tempting to wonder how far this creative midfield can go. 

By Hua Hsu

November 29, 2022

World Cup 2022: England’s Smooth Start, as Iran’s Players Stand with Those at Home

Replay

World Cup 2022: England’s Smooth Start, as Iran’s Players Stand with Those at Home

England scored six against Iran in a match that felt heightened by the strange atmosphere in Qatar.

By Ed Caesar

November 21, 2022

Iran Arms Russia in the War in Ukraine

Daily Comment

Iran Arms Russia in the War in Ukraine

Tehran has deepened its alliance with Putin amid widespread protests at home.

By Robin Wright

November 5, 2022

Iranian Feminism and “All These Different Kinds of Veils”

Q. & A.

Iranian Feminism and “All These Different Kinds of Veils”

The scholar Homa Hoodfar discusses the current protests and the complicated politics behind the hijab.

By Isaac Chotiner

November 2, 2022

Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?

A Reporter at Large

Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?

At a dangerous moment in Iran, the filmmaker stands accused by one of his former students.

By Rachel Aviv

October 31, 2022

Iran’s New Protest Generation

Photo Booth

Iran’s New Protest Generation

Even before the recent round of demonstrations, young Iranians were pushing against the regime’s restrictive social norms.

By Robin Wright

October 26, 2022

Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women

Daily Comment

Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women

Women are still defying and dying in an uprising that is historically unique for being centered on women’s freedom. 

By Robin Wright

October 9, 2022

How Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful

Q. & A.

How Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful

Four decades after the Islamic Revolution, simmering tensions have come to a head. What sets the current wave of protests apart from those that came before?

By Isaac Chotiner

October 2, 2022

Iran’s Ferocious Return to the Belligerent Policies of the Revolution’s Early Days

Daily Comment

Iran’s Ferocious Return to the Belligerent Policies of the Revolution’s Early Days

The country’s new President, Ebrahim Raisi, is cracking down on women, arming Russia, and playing hardball with the U.S. on nuclear diplomacy.

By Robin Wright

September 25, 2022

The Exiled Dissident Fuelling the Hijab Protests in Iran

Daily Comment

The Exiled Dissident Fuelling the Hijab Protests in Iran

Since 2014, Masih Alinejad has published videos of Iranian women removing their head scarves. When a twenty-two-year-old died last week in the morality police’s custody, the country exploded.

By Dexter Filkins

September 24, 2022

Move Over, Diplomats! A Giant Friendship Wheel Rolls Into Town from Tehran

Visiting Dignitary

Move Over, Diplomats! A Giant Friendship Wheel Rolls Into Town from Tehran

Shahin Tivay Sadatolhosseini, an amateur ambassador pushing a two-metre-tall gymnastics wheel named Rocinante through the Middle East, Europe, and the Northeast corridor, shelters for a rainy evening with a journalist in Harlem.

By Adam Iscoe

September 5, 2022

Ayatollah Khomeini Never Read Salman Rushdie’s Book

Daily Comment

Ayatollah Khomeini Never Read Salman Rushdie’s Book

The notorious fatwa has a complicated history that still plays out, decades later, in Iran’s politics and relations with the U.S.

By Robin Wright

August 14, 2022

Biden Caters to Autocrats and Draws Battle Lines in the Middle East

Daily Comment

Biden Caters to Autocrats and Draws Battle Lines in the Middle East

The President rallied Israel and key Arab nations as diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program falters.

By Robin Wright

July 16, 2022

An Iranian Actor’s Journey to Broadway

The Boards

An Iranian Actor’s Journey to Broadway

Houshang Touzie parked cars and got punched by Mr. T on “The A-Team” before being cast in the theatrical version of Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner.”

By Michael Schulman

July 25, 2022

“A Man of Integrity,” Reviewed: A Dire Diagnosis for Iranian Society

The Front Row

“A Man of Integrity,” Reviewed: A Dire Diagnosis for Iranian Society

Mohammad Rasoulof finds a furious style for his bravely confrontational drama of pervasive corruption.

By Richard Brody

June 14, 2022

“Hit the Road,” Reviewed: A Mysterious and Thrilling Revelation from Iran

The Front Row

“Hit the Road,” Reviewed: A Mysterious and Thrilling Revelation from Iran

The début feature by Panah Panahi is a love story, a tragicomedy, and a triumph.

By Richard Brody

April 18, 2022

Israel and the Triangular Crisis of Ukraine, Iran, and Palestine

Daily Comment

Israel and the Triangular Crisis of Ukraine, Iran, and Palestine

A summit in Israel, at a decisive moment, highlighted the tensions that have rendered the nation an outlier among democratic states.

By Bernard Avishai

April 1, 2022

Naftali Bennett’s Calculated Effort to Engage with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine&-and Iran

Daily Comment

Naftali Bennett’s Calculated Effort to Engage with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine—and Iran

The Israeli Prime Minister’s government has a choice to make on two fronts—between American leadership and its own course.

By Bernard Avishai

March 14, 2022

Shifting Identities in Sanaz Toossi’s “English”

The Theatre

Shifting Identities in Sanaz Toossi’s “English”

In a play about a TOEFL class in Iran, speaking a second language isn’t just a way to say the same things differently but a way to be different.

By Alexandra Schwartz

February 28, 2022

From “An Otherwise”

Poems

From “An Otherwise”

A poet grapples with the indelible legacies of war, empire, and exile.

By Solmaz Sharif

February 21, 2022

ISIS Loses Its Leader as Biden Navigates Global Crises

Daily Comment

ISIS Loses Its Leader as Biden Navigates Global Crises

Hajji Abdullah is the latest jihadi leader eliminated in a U.S. raid, but the President still faces challenges in Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the pandemic. 

By Robin Wright

February 3, 2022

The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran

Dept. of Diplomacy

The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran

The Biden Administration faces a potential confrontation with a longtime rival that is better armed and more hard-line than at any time in its modern history.

By Robin Wright

December 27, 2021

The Ship That Became a Bomb

A Reporter at Large

The Ship That Became a Bomb

Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die.

By Ed Caesar

October 4, 2021

Iran Inaugurates a President Tied to a Massacre

Daily Comment

Iran Inaugurates a President Tied to a Massacre

Ebrahim Raisi’s election reflects the takeover of hard-line zealots who face converging crises—and may complicate U.S. diplomatic efforts to contain Tehran’s nuclear program.

By Robin Wright

August 5, 2021

Iran’s Kidnapping Plot Exposes Its Paranoia

Daily Comment

Iran’s Kidnapping Plot Exposes Its Paranoia

A “pernicious” plan to abduct a dissident in Brooklyn is only the latest intelligence scheme to silence dissent and target Americans.

By Robin Wright

July 19, 2021

“You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War”: Mark Milley’s Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran

Letter from Biden’s Washington

“You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War”: Mark Milley’s Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran

Inside the extraordinary final-days conflict between the former President and his chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

By Susan B. Glasser

July 15, 2021

“Crimson Gold,” an Iranian Crime Story of Political Outrage and Artistic Wonder

The Front Row

“Crimson Gold,” an Iranian Crime Story of Political Outrage and Artistic Wonder

Jafar Panahi’s 2003 drama blends documentary and fiction to reveal hidden traumas of Iranian society.

By Richard Brody

June 24, 2021

Iran Moves Toward a One-Party State

Our Columnists

Iran Moves Toward a One-Party State

The Supreme Leader is willing to risk the legitimacy of an election to consolidate monolithic hard-line control.

By Robin Wright

June 16, 2021

“There Is No Evil,” Reviewed: A Powerful Feature About Iranian Executioners

The Front Row

“There Is No Evil,” Reviewed: A Powerful Feature About Iranian Executioners

Mohammad Rasoulof’s haunting new drama reveals horrific truths about the secrecy-shrouded practice of capital punishment in Iran.

By Richard Brody

May 14, 2021

At Tanabel, Feasts for Delivery Prepared by Middle Eastern Refugees

Tables for Two

At Tanabel, Feasts for Delivery Prepared by Middle Eastern Refugees

Hannah Goldberg’s food-and-events business empowers displaced women, from countries including Syria and Iran, by paying them a living wage while preserving their native food cultures.

By Hannah Goldfield

March 26, 2021

Briefly Noted

Books

Briefly Noted

“The Three Mothers,” “America and Iran,” “Infinite Country,” and “Wild Swims.”

March 8, 2021

Will Biden’s Iran Diplomacy Become a Shakespearean Tragedy?

Our Columnists

Will Biden’s Iran Diplomacy Become a Shakespearean Tragedy?

In principle, the U.S. is again committed to inclusive international diplomacy. In practice, Trump so rattled the global order that the damage endures after he has gone.

By Robin Wright

February 22, 2021

Joe Biden Is Playing It Cool with Benjamin Netanyahu

Daily Comment

Joe Biden Is Playing It Cool with Benjamin Netanyahu

The Biden Administration’s support for the Abraham Accords is having unintended consequences for Israel’s Prime Minister.

By Bernard Avishai

February 3, 2021

Biden Faces a Minefield in New Diplomacy with Iran

Our Columnists

Biden Faces a Minefield in New Diplomacy with Iran

The President-elect has known key revolutionaries for decades, but time is short before Iran’s own Presidential election.

By Robin Wright

January 4, 2021

Why the Assassination of a Scientist Will Have No Impact on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Our Columnists

Why the Assassination of a Scientist Will Have No Impact on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Since Friday’s killing, the question increasingly being asked in Washington and the Middle East is about motive.

By Robin Wright

November 30, 2020

What Will a Vengeful President Do to the World in His Final Weeks?

Our Columnists

What Will a Vengeful President Do to the World in His Final Weeks?

A lame-duck Donald Trump may seek to shore up his dismal foreign-policy legacy with military strikes or premature troop withdrawals—at the risk of sabotaging Joe Biden’s foreign policy.

By Robin Wright

November 19, 2020

The Wunderkind Iranian Director Who Stopped Making Films

The Front Row

The Wunderkind Iranian Director Who Stopped Making Films

Samira Makhmalbaf should have joined other rising filmmakers in being considered a modern master. Instead, she hasn’t released a movie in more than a decade.

By Richard Brody

October 19, 2020

The Man Who Refused to Spy

A Reporter at Large

The Man Who Refused to Spy

The F.B.I. tried to recruit an Iranian scientist as an informant. When he balked, the payback was brutal.

By Laura Secor

September 14, 2020

What Would Nikola Tesla Make of a MacBook?

The Current Cinema

What Would Nikola Tesla Make of a MacBook?

“Tesla” crackles with the electricity pioneer’s moody intellect and the jarring presence of modern technology.

By Anthony Lane

August 21, 2020

Israel’s New Peace Deal Transforms the Middle East

Our Columnists

Israel’s New Peace Deal Transforms the Middle East

An agreement with the United Arab Emirates signals dwindling Arab support for the Palestinians in favor of a coalition against Iran.

By Robin Wright

August 14, 2020

The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution

Letter from Iran

The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution

For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country.

By Dexter Filkins

May 18, 2020

Can the Middle East Recover from the Coronavirus and Collapsing Oil Prices?

Our Columnists

Can the Middle East Recover from the Coronavirus and Collapsing Oil Prices?

The volatile region has been ravaged over the past two months by twin disasters, and it’s unclear how—or if—recovery will unfold.

By Robin Wright

May 8, 2020

The Beloved Taste of Persia Finds a Second Life

Tables for Two

The Beloved Taste of Persia Finds a Second Life

The fact that the chef Saeed Pourkay is making large quantities of food on his own during a pandemic will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with his life story.

By Hannah Goldfield

April 24, 2020

Reckoning with an Uncertain Future in Iran, and Outside It

Personal History

Reckoning with an Uncertain Future in Iran, and Outside It

The future I had known in my home country was unforeseeable, the path ahead zigzagging into areas I could not predict.

By Ali Araghi

March 16, 2020

How Much Is the Coronavirus Infecting World Leaders and Disrupting Governments?

Our Columnists

How Much Is the Coronavirus Infecting World Leaders and Disrupting Governments?

From Brasília to Paris, Tehran to Ulaanbaatar, government officials on six continents have been infected with numbing speed by the virus.

By Robin Wright

March 15, 2020

Finding Connection and Resilience During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Our Columnists

Finding Connection and Resilience During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Will COVID-19 mark the end of the handshake—and the birth of new human rituals?

By Robin Wright

March 12, 2020

A Hostage-Taker Dies in Iran and Other Coronavirus Stories

Our Columnists

A Hostage-Taker Dies in Iran and Other Coronavirus Stories

Iran’s revolutionaries have described their theocracy as “the government of God.” But the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told his people this week that they’re now on their own when it comes to COVID-19.

By Robin Wright

March 6, 2020

How Iran Became a New Epicenter of the Coronavirus Outbreak

Our Columnists

How Iran Became a New Epicenter of the Coronavirus Outbreak

The government’s actions appear to have contributed to the crisis.

By Robin Wright

February 28, 2020

The Difficulty of Being a Cultural Ambassador for America

Cultural Comment

The Difficulty of Being a Cultural Ambassador for America

I was all set to do a State Department-sponsored tour of Germany. Then Trump tweeted about Iran.

By Angela Flournoy

January 24, 2020

The Anger and Anguish Fuelling Iran’s Protests

Our Columnists

The Anger and Anguish Fuelling Iran’s Protests

The public outpouring after Iran finally admitted that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down a passenger plane, on January 8th, began as a vigil and quickly turned into demonstrations.

By Robin Wright

January 15, 2020

Trump Turns to McCarthyite Attacks as His Suleimani Story Crumbles

Our Columnists

Trump Turns to McCarthyite Attacks as His Suleimani Story Crumbles

Trump’s adoption of smears, combined with a shift in rationales for the killing of Qassem Suleimani, appears to reflect alarm that he is losing the Iran messaging battle.

By John Cassidy

January 14, 2020

Donald Trump’s Iran Problem

Comment

Donald Trump’s Iran Problem

The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration’s top goals in the Islamic Republic.

By Robin Wright

January 12, 2020

How Israel Views Trump’s Strike Against Iran

Daily Comment

How Israel Views Trump’s Strike Against Iran

In Israel, the killing of Qassem Suleimani feels like a decisive, if not exactly recommended, move in a game that has been playing out in the region for years.

By Bernard Avishai

January 9, 2020

Trump Furious at Iran for Distracting People from Impeachment for Only Two Days

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Furious at Iran for Distracting People from Impeachment for Only Two Days

“When I did that drone strike, I thought it would knock impeachment out of the news for at least a month,” a visibly enraged Trump said.

By Andy Borowitz

January 8, 2020

One Speech Can’t Clean Up Trump’s Iran Mess

Our Columnists

One Speech Can’t Clean Up Trump’s Iran Mess

On Wednesday, Trump made no mention of further military strikes against Iran. Yet the rest of his speech was far less reassuring.

By John Cassidy

January 8, 2020

Iran Attacks U.S. Forces, Then Both Sides Stand Down

Our Columnists

Iran Attacks U.S. Forces, Then Both Sides Stand Down

Iran’s cruise-missile attack on two U.S. positions in Iraq came with advance notice and seemed calibrated to seek revenge but avoid war with the United States.

By Robin Wright

January 8, 2020

What War Powers Does President Trump Have?

Q. & A.

What War Powers Does President Trump Have?

A legal expert on the killing of Qassem Suleimani, President Trump’s Iran policy, and the executive power of the Presidency.

By Isaac Chotiner

January 7, 2020

Where Will U.S.-Iran Tensions Play Out? An Interview with Iraq’s President

Q. & A.

Where Will U.S.-Iran Tensions Play Out? An Interview with Iraq’s President

“The last war is yet to be finished, and we’re talking about starting a new war? It’s just madness,” Barham Salih, the Iraqi President, says.

By Robin Wright

January 5, 2020

Representative Elissa Slotkin on Trump’s Iran Policy and the Killing of Qassem Suleimani

Q. & A.

Representative Elissa Slotkin on Trump’s Iran Policy and the Killing of Qassem Suleimani

Slotkin, a former C.I.A. analyst and Defense Department official, discusses why Trump has made her rethink her views on how America should conduct itself abroad.

By Isaac Chotiner

January 4, 2020

The Meaning of Qassem Suleimani’s Death in the Middle East

Q. & A.

The Meaning of Qassem Suleimani’s Death in the Middle East

On the commander’s role within Iran’s regime, the importance of his actions throughout the Middle East, and how Iran is likely to respond.

By Isaac Chotiner

January 3, 2020

The Killing of Qassem Suleimani Is Tantamount to an Act of War

Our Columnists

The Killing of Qassem Suleimani Is Tantamount to an Act of War

The death of the leader of Iran’s élite Quds Force capped a week of hostilities between the United States and Iran which escalated with lightning speed.

By Robin Wright

January 3, 2020

Qassem Suleimani and How Nations Decide to Kill

Annals of Covert Action

Qassem Suleimani and How Nations Decide to Kill

A new frontier in the use of assassination.

By Evan Osnos

February 3, 2020

How a Journalist in Kyiv Responded to the Downing of a Ukrainian Passenger Plane

Our Columnists

How a Journalist in Kyiv Responded to the Downing of a Ukrainian Passenger Plane

For a generation of Ukrainian journalists, the crash is the latest in a long line of tragedies to report on: more grief, more dead bodies, and more that will never be known.

By Masha Gessen

January 11, 2020

In Ohio, Trump Lists the Sacrifices He Makes for the Nation

Daily Comment

In Ohio, Trump Lists the Sacrifices He Makes for the Nation

At a rally in Toledo, the President proposed that the supposed perfidy of the media was a reasonable excuse for him to ignore his legal and constitutional obligations regarding congressional oversight.

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

January 10, 2020

On the Trail: What’s Going to Happen in Iowa?

Campaign Chronicles

On the Trail: What’s Going to Happen in Iowa?

For all the careful policy rollouts and message crafting of the past year, the Democratic candidates know that caucus-goers will vote in the context of events that are impossible to predict.

By Eric Lach

January 10, 2020

The Real Backstory of Why Trump Ordered the Killing of Suleimani Is Becoming More Clear

Our Columnists

The Real Backstory of Why Trump Ordered the Killing of Suleimani Is Becoming More Clear

We are learning more about the roles that senior members of the President’s Administration played in the process that led to the drone attack on the Iranian military commander.

By John Cassidy

January 10, 2020

Trump Drags the Democratic Primary Into a Foreign-Policy Fight

Campaign Chronicles

Trump Drags the Democratic Primary Into a Foreign-Policy Fight

After months of debates looking out on the horizon, the Democratic Presidential hopefuls confront the present-day question of the President’s decision to assassinate Qassem Suleimani.

By Eric Lach

January 7, 2020

The Paris Review, a Poem a Day, and an Iran Explainer: Three Podcasts to Listen to in January

Podcast Dept.

The Paris Review, a Poem a Day, and an Iran Explainer: Three Podcasts to Listen to in January

A wonder of literary delights that navigates a publication’s history; unexplained and immersive poems, generally read by their authors; and a wide-ranging NPR history podcast.

By Sarah Larson

January 7, 2020

Should the U.S. Expect an Iranian Cyberattack?

Annals of Technology

Should the U.S. Expect an Iranian Cyberattack?

Cyber weapons do not have to be cutting edge to lacerate a community, a company, or a country.

By Sue Halpern

January 6, 2020

The Breathtaking Unravelling of the Middle East After Qassem Suleimani’s Death

Our Columnists

The Breathtaking Unravelling of the Middle East After Qassem Suleimani’s Death

Some form of conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic, overt or covert, seems more possible now than at any time since the 1979 Revolution.

By Robin Wright

January 6, 2020

Ayatollah Mystified That He Is the Only Dictator Trump Dislikes

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Ayatollah Mystified That He Is the Only Dictator Trump Dislikes

Speaking to reporters in Tehran, the long-reigning tyrant expressed puzzlement and dismay that “for some mysterious reason, I leave him cold.”

By Andy Borowitz

January 6, 2020

The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani

Daily Comment

The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani

By killing the Iranian commander, the Trump Administration has risked a wider, more unpredictable conflict, which could flare in many places and in many ways.

By Dexter Filkins

January 3, 2020

The Real Deal Behind the U.S.–Iran Prisoner Swap

Our Columnists

The Real Deal Behind the U.S.–Iran Prisoner Swap

Trump took credit for the release, with thanks to the Swiss government, yet other interlocutors claim that the Administration usurped the narrative after almost three years of lethargic diplomacy.

By Robin Wright

December 8, 2019

Could Iran’s Revolution Unravel Over a Four-Cent Price Hike?

Our Columnists

Could Iran’s Revolution Unravel Over a Four-Cent Price Hike?

Protests erupted in November over an increase in gas prices and quickly escalated to being about the future of the theocracy.

By Robin Wright

December 6, 2019

The Hostage Drama in Iran Drags On&-Forty Years Later

Our Columnists

The Hostage Drama in Iran Drags On—Forty Years Later

Four decades after the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, the lingering tragedy is that Iran has institutionalized hostage-taking.

By Robin Wright

November 4, 2019

Ralph Fiennes Channels a Real Spook

Curtain Call Dept.

Ralph Fiennes Channels a Real Spook

After playing the head of M.I.6 in the James Bond movies, the actor does his part to illuminate a British spy’s role in installing the Shah of Iran.

By Rebecca Mead

October 14, 2019

Ghost Towers

Portfolio

Ghost Towers

By Hashem Shakeri

October 14, 2019

Trump’s Close-Call Diplomacy with Iran’s President

News Desk

Trump’s Close-Call Diplomacy with Iran’s President

Emmanuel Macron intended to set up a three-way telephone conversation with Hassan Rouhani and President Trump. But, at the last moment, it fell apart.

By Robin Wright

September 30, 2019

Iran Entrenches Its “Axis of Resistance” Across the Middle East

Our Columnists

Iran Entrenches Its “Axis of Resistance” Across the Middle East

Iran’s network spans half a dozen countries and has so fundamentally altered the region’s strategic balance that no nation can take on Iran and its proxies without enormous risk.

By Robin Wright

September 19, 2019

In Saudi Arabia, World Oil Supplies Are in Flames

Our Columnists

In Saudi Arabia, World Oil Supplies Are in Flames

The attack in the heart of Saudi Arabia on Saturday was audacious; it set a precedent for the targets, tactics, and scope of warfare in the Persian Gulf and has global ramifications.

By Robin Wright

September 16, 2019

How John Bolton Got the Better of President Trump

Daily Comment

How John Bolton Got the Better of President Trump

It’s easy to wonder how Bolton lasted as Trump’s national-security adviser for as long as he did. It may be more important to wonder why he bothered at all.

By Dexter Filkins

September 10, 2019

Trump’s Weird Whoppers at the G-7 Summit

Our Columnists

Trump’s Weird Whoppers at the G-7 Summit

The President has proved irascibly intransigent on the world stage. This time, he spouted fabulist views on China, Russia, North Korea, and the environment.

By Robin Wright

August 27, 2019

What to Stream: The Astonishing Iranian Film “The Day I Became a Woman”

The Front Row

What to Stream: The Astonishing Iranian Film “The Day I Became a Woman”

Marzieh Meshkini’s three-part film is a masterwork of symbolic cinema; it depicts, with vast imagination, the ordeals faced by women in modern Iranian society.

By Richard Brody

August 16, 2019

Iran’s Foreign Minister Was Invited to Meet Trump in the Oval Office

News Desk

Iran’s Foreign Minister Was Invited to Meet Trump in the Oval Office

The invitation was extended just weeks before the Administration placed sanctions on Mohammad Javad Zarif for functioning “as a propaganda minister, not a foreign minister.”

By Robin Wright

August 2, 2019

Iran’s Eye-for-an-Eye Strategy in the Gulf

Our Columnists

Iran’s Eye-for-an-Eye Strategy in the Gulf

The latest escalation between the United States and Iran is of a pattern with many of the Islamic Republic’s confrontations with regional and international adversaries since the 1979 revolution.

By Robin Wright

July 19, 2019

The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films

The Front Row

The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films

Kiarostami’s career was made by the Iranian Revolution’s promise of liberation—how to to preserve and convey the spirit of freedom in the face of constraint became his animating challenge.

By Richard Brody

July 26, 2019

How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare

Annals of Technology

How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare

Unlike conventional weapons, cyber weapons lend themselves to plausible deniability. How do you levy a threat when it’s not clear where an attack is coming from or who is responsible?

By Sue Halpern

July 18, 2019

The Law That Makes It Easy to Go to War with Iran

News Desk

The Law That Makes It Easy to Go to War with Iran

The Authorization for Use of Military Force was passed, three days after 9/11, with near-total unanimity, and, since then, it has come to reflect the legislative branch’s abdication of its role in the separation of war powers.

By Ben Taub

June 27, 2019

Trump Sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader, but to What End?

Our Columnists

Trump Sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader, but to What End?

Imposing sanctions against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the closest Donald Trump has come to formally calling for a regime change in Iran.

By Robin Wright

June 24, 2019

The Threat of War Brings New Fears to an American Hostage in Iran

News Desk

The Threat of War Brings New Fears to an American Hostage in Iran

Xiyue Wang’s wife is terrified that armed conflict between the U.S. and Iran could be devastating to her husband’s case and deteriorating health.

By Laura Dean

June 24, 2019

What Will Follow Trump’s Cancelled Strike on Iran?

Comment

What Will Follow Trump’s Cancelled Strike on Iran?

The worst option is the one that both countries say they don’t want: a full-on war.

By Robin Wright

June 21, 2019

Trump Is Trapped by His Own Incoherent Iran Policy

Our Columnists

Trump Is Trapped by His Own Incoherent Iran Policy

His Administration has been building up the pressure on Iran by withdrawing from the nuclear deal, employing aggressive rhetoric, and imposing tighter economic sanctions.

By John Cassidy

June 21, 2019

The Dangers of Trump’s Approach to Iran

Q. & A.

The Dangers of Trump’s Approach to Iran

Wendy R. Sherman, the lead American negotiator on the Obama nuclear agreement, discusses the difference between hard-liners and hard-hard-liners in the U.S. and Iran, and the risks of escalating tensions.

By Isaac Chotiner

June 19, 2019

A Tanker War in the Middle East&-Again?

Our Columnists

A Tanker War in the Middle East—Again?

Recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman have heightened tensions between the United States and Iran and raised concerns about energy security.

By Robin Wright

June 13, 2019

Does Trump Have an Off-Ramp on Iran?

Our Columnists

Does Trump Have an Off-Ramp on Iran?

Trump’s provocative rhetoric has led many Americans to believe that the U.S. will go to war with Iran within the next few years.

By Robin Wright

May 24, 2019

War Games: Trump, Bolton, and the Alleged March to Fight Iran

Letter from Trump’s Washington

War Games: Trump, Bolton, and the Alleged March to Fight Iran

The President has blown up the old way of American foreign-policymaking, which makes the risk of a miscalculation higher than ever.

By Susan B. Glasser

May 17, 2019

Is Trump Yet Another U.S. President Provoking a War?

Our Columnists

Is Trump Yet Another U.S. President Provoking a War?

Today, the question in Washington—and surely in Tehran—is whether Donald Trump will drag the United States into an armed conflict with Iran.

By Robin Wright

May 13, 2019

John Bolton on the Warpath

Profiles

John Bolton on the Warpath

Can Trump’s national-security adviser sell the isolationist President on military force?

By Dexter Filkins

April 29, 2019

Trump’s Strange, Tense Campaign Against Iran

Our Columnists

Trump’s Strange, Tense Campaign Against Iran

With harsh new sanctions on any country or company buying Iranian oil, the Administration is attempting to enlist the rest of the world in its “maximum pressure” campaign.

By Robin Wright

April 25, 2019

Inventing a Post-Trump Foreign Policy: An Interview with the Former Obama Adviser Jake Sullivan

Q. & A.

Inventing a Post-Trump Foreign Policy: An Interview with the Former Obama Adviser Jake Sullivan

Sullivan discusses the biggest foreign-policy dangers for Democrats, the real reasons that the Obama Administration aided the Saudi war in Yemen, and Trump’s embrace of foreign strongmen.

By Isaac Chotiner

February 12, 2019

Iran Celebrates the Revolution’s Fortieth Anniversary&-Twelve Blocks from the White House

News Desk

Iran Celebrates the Revolution’s Fortieth Anniversary—Twelve Blocks from the White House

With Iran reflecting on the success of its revolution, and with the U.S. clearly trying to influence the country’s future, the question at this landmark juncture is how the next decade plays out.

By Robin Wright

February 10, 2019

Trump Lost the Shutdown, But At Least God Made Him President, and He’s Building That Wall

Letter from Trump’s Washington

Trump Lost the Shutdown, But At Least God Made Him President, and He’s Building That Wall

In the days since his shutdown humiliation, Trump has holed up watching cable news and tweeting his alternative reality.

By Susan B. Glasser

February 1, 2019

“Pig,” Reviewed: An Iranian Comedy About Filmmakers Who Become the Targets of Murder

The Front Row

“Pig,” Reviewed: An Iranian Comedy About Filmmakers Who Become the Targets of Murder

In the writer-director Mani Haghighi’s daring movie, identifying the enemies of artists and artistic freedom in Iran is at the root of the action.

By Richard Brody

January 7, 2019

Harold Koh’s Verdict on Donald Trump vs. International Law

Daily Comment

Harold Koh’s Verdict on Donald Trump vs. International Law

According to a recent book by a Yale Law School professor, the President has failed in virtually every foreign-policy initiative in his first two years in office.

By Jeffrey Toobin

December 20, 2018

How China Views the Arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

Daily Comment

How China Views the Arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

Meng’s detention occurred against the backdrop of the current trade war between Washington and Beijing.

By Jiayang Fan

December 17, 2018

Is the Trump Administration Pivoting the Fight in Syria Toward a War with Iran?

Dispatch

Is the Trump Administration Pivoting the Fight in Syria Toward a War with Iran?

The number of U.S. military personnel in Syria has steadily grown, and the rhetoric of the President and members of his national-security team continues to escalate.

By Seth Harp

November 26, 2018

Trump Launches “Game of Thrones” Showdown with Iran

News Desk

Trump Launches “Game of Thrones” Showdown with Iran

By Robin Wright

November 5, 2018

A Case for Eating Herbs as if They Were Vegetables

Kitchen Notes

A Case for Eating Herbs as if They Were Vegetables

At my home in London, where herbs are mostly relegated to garnish, I sometimes wonder why more people don’t use them to their full potential.

By Olia Hercules

October 24, 2018

The United States and Iran: It’s Like “50 First Dates”

News Desk

The United States and Iran: It’s Like “50 First Dates”

Recent tensions between the two countries have the Iranian Foreign Minister comparing diplomacy with the U.S. to an Adam Sandler movie.

By Robin Wright

October 1, 2018

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vs. Mike Francesa

Hot Takes

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vs. Mike Francesa

The former Iranian President has been tweeting about American sports. Can he make it as a pundit?

By Zach Helfand

October 19, 2018

Who Will Last Longer: Trump or Iran’s Theocrats?

News Desk

Who Will Last Longer: Trump or Iran’s Theocrats?

By Robin Wright

August 6, 2018

Oliver North Vows to Raise Money for the N.R.A. by Selling Arms to Iran

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Oliver North Vows to Raise Money for the N.R.A. by Selling Arms to Iran

“Iran needs weapons, and, Lord knows, we have a lot of weapons lying around,” the N.R.A. president told reporters. “This is the definition of a win-win.”

By Andy Borowitz

August 5, 2018

The Helsinki Summit and the Awkward Art of Cleaning Up Trump’s Messes

Letter from Trump’s Washington

The Helsinki Summit and the Awkward Art of Cleaning Up Trump’s Messes

By Susan B. Glasser

July 27, 2018

Trump Threatens a Showdown with Iran. But How?

News Desk

Trump Threatens a Showdown with Iran. But How?

By Robin Wright

July 23, 2018

Is Yemen’s Man-Made Famine the Future of War?

Dispatch

Is Yemen’s Man-Made Famine the Future of War?

By Jane Ferguson

July 11, 2018

Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin

News Desk

Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin

By Adam Entous

July 9, 2018

How the Trump Administration Is Exploiting Iran’s Burgeoning Feminist Movement

News Desk

How the Trump Administration Is Exploiting Iran’s Burgeoning Feminist Movement

By Azadeh Moaveni

July 9, 2018

Giuliani Vows That Trump Will Help Bring Down the Iranian Regime

News Desk

Giuliani Vows That Trump Will Help Bring Down the Iranian Regime

By Robin Wright

July 1, 2018

World Cup 2018: Iran vs. Portugal and the Excruciating Thrill of Technologically Enabled Meta-Bewilderment

Replay

World Cup 2018: Iran vs. Portugal and the Excruciating Thrill of Technologically Enabled Meta-Bewilderment

I was bored, yet my heart was racing. Welcome to sports in 2018!

By Brian Phillips

June 25, 2018

World Cup 2018: The Dishonest Hips of Andrés Iniesta

Replay

World Cup 2018: The Dishonest Hips of Andrés Iniesta

By Nicholas Schmidle

June 20, 2018

The Brief, Particular Cruelty of Morocco’s Own Goal

Replay

The Brief, Particular Cruelty of Morocco’s Own Goal

By Alan Burdick

June 15, 2018

Iran’s Orwellian Arrest of Its Leading Female Human-Rights Lawyer

News Desk

Iran’s Orwellian Arrest of Its Leading Female Human-Rights Lawyer

On Wednesday, Nasrin Sotoudeh was abruptly roused from her home and arrested. Security officials informed her that she had been convicted—in absentia—and sentenced to five years for unknown charges.

By Robin Wright

June 14, 2018

Donald Trump’s New World Order

A Reporter at Large

Donald Trump’s New World Order

How the President, Israel, and the Gulf states plan to fight Iran—and leave the Palestinians and the Obama years behind.

By Adam Entous

June 11, 2018

Under Trump, “America First” Really Is Turning Out to Be America Alone

Letter from Trump’s Washington

Under Trump, “America First” Really Is Turning Out to Be America Alone

From trade to the Iran deal to NAFTA, the President has created the highest level of tension between the U.S. and its allies in decades.

By Susan B. Glasser

June 8, 2018

The Trump Administration Calls on Iranians to “Make a Choice About Their Leadership”

News Desk

The Trump Administration Calls on Iranians to “Make a Choice About Their Leadership”

By Robin Wright

May 21, 2018

Trump Orders Replica Nobel Peace Prize to Display on His Desk

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Orders Replica Nobel Peace Prize to Display on His Desk

“What with his successes in Syria, Iran, North Korea, and whatnot, the President already knows he’s a lock for the Nobel,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.

By Andy Borowitz

May 16, 2018

Trump’s New, Confrontational Foreign Policy and the End of the Iran Deal

Comment

Trump’s New, Confrontational Foreign Policy and the End of the Iran Deal

Big on headlines, brash in demands, but short on long-term strategy, his course risks failing in Iran, North Korea, and beyond.

By Robin Wright

May 13, 2018

Why Netanyahu Really Wanted Trump to Scuttle the Iran Deal

Daily Comment

Why Netanyahu Really Wanted Trump to Scuttle the Iran Deal

By Bernard Avishai

May 10, 2018

Will Europe Really Stand Up to Donald Trump on Iran?

Our Columnists

Will Europe Really Stand Up to Donald Trump on Iran?

By John Cassidy

May 10, 2018

Trump’s Iran-Deal Decision Will Hurt American Businesses and American Workers

Our Columnists

Trump’s Iran-Deal Decision Will Hurt American Businesses and American Workers

By John Cassidy

May 8, 2018

Trump Destroys the Iran Deal&-and a Lot More

News Desk

Trump Destroys the Iran Deal—and a Lot More

By Robin Wright

May 8, 2018

Did Macron Just Charm Trump Into Compromising on Iran?

News Desk

Did Macron Just Charm Trump Into Compromising on Iran?

By the afternoon, after talks with Macron, Trump was almost conciliatory. He even hinted that the United States and its European allies could have “an agreement among ourselves very quickly.”

By Robin Wright

April 24, 2018

The Scramble to Salvage the Iran Nuclear Deal

News Desk

The Scramble to Salvage the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Robin Wright

April 22, 2018

Trump vs. the “Deep State”

The Political Scene

Trump vs. the “Deep State”

How the Administration’s loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance.

By Evan Osnos

May 14, 2018

On Syria, Trump Is Finally Learning the Dangers of Military Might

News Desk

On Syria, Trump Is Finally Learning the Dangers of Military Might

By Robin Wright

April 13, 2018

John (“Bomb Iran”) Bolton, the New Warmonger in the White House

News Desk

John (“Bomb Iran”) Bolton, the New Warmonger in the White House

By Robin Wright

March 23, 2018

Israel Contemplates a Future Without Netanyahu

News Desk

Israel Contemplates a Future Without Netanyahu

As corruption allegations mount against the Prime Minister, his air of invincibility has been punctured.

By Ruth Margalit

March 6, 2018

Russia and Iran Deepen Ties to Challenge Trump and the United States

News Desk

Russia and Iran Deepen Ties to Challenge Trump and the United States

By Robin Wright

March 2, 2018

Seeing Ershadi

Fiction

Seeing Ershadi

By Nicole Krauss

February 26, 2018

Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide

News Desk

Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide

By Robin Wright

February 7, 2018

One Year In, Trump’s Middle East Policy Is Imploding

News Desk

One Year In, Trump’s Middle East Policy Is Imploding

By Robin Wright

January 19, 2018

Iran in Turmoil&-to Trump’s Delight

News Desk

Iran in Turmoil—to Trump’s Delight

By Robin Wright

January 2, 2018

The Mystery Deepens Over Lebanon’s Prime Minister: Hostage or Free?

News Desk

The Mystery Deepens Over Lebanon’s Prime Minister: Hostage or Free?

By Robin Wright

November 13, 2017

Why Israeli Nuclear Experts Disagree with Netanyahu on the Iran Deal

Daily Comment

Why Israeli Nuclear Experts Disagree with Netanyahu on the Iran Deal

By Bernard Avishai

October 24, 2017

Trump Says He Is Only President in History with Courage to Stand Up to War Widows

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Says He Is Only President in History with Courage to Stand Up to War Widows

“Forget about Iran and China and Little Rocket Man,” the President said. “This country has been pushed around by war widows for far too long.”

By Andy Borowitz

October 23, 2017

The Iran Business Ties Trump Didn’t Disclose

News Desk

The Iran Business Ties Trump Didn’t Disclose

The President has not sanctioned an Iranian firm with ties to the Revolutionary Guard and a Trump Organization business partner.

By Adam Davidson

October 20, 2017

Trump’s Irrational Hatred of the Iran Deal

Comment

Trump’s Irrational Hatred of the Iran Deal

Even fierce critics of Tehran called the agreement vital to international security. The President wants to decertify it.

By Evan Osnos

October 15, 2017

Trump Defies the World on Iran

News Desk

Trump Defies the World on Iran

By Robin Wright

October 13, 2017

As Trump Tries to Kill the Iran Deal, a Former Israeli Spy Lobbies to Save It

News Desk

As Trump Tries to Kill the Iran Deal, a Former Israeli Spy Lobbies to Save It

By Robin Wright

October 5, 2017

Did Trump Just Make Iran More Popular?

News Desk

Did Trump Just Make Iran More Popular?

By Robin Wright

September 21, 2017

How Iraq War Hawks Can Help Stop Trump from Going to War with Iran

News Desk

How Iraq War Hawks Can Help Stop Trump from Going to War with Iran

By Jon Finer

September 1, 2017

Is the Nuclear Deal with Iran Slipping Away?

News Desk

Is the Nuclear Deal with Iran Slipping Away?

By Robin Wright

July 19, 2017

Iran Extends Its Reach in Syria

News Desk

Iran Extends Its Reach in Syria

By Dexter Filkins

June 9, 2017

Terror Strikes Tehran

News Desk

Terror Strikes Tehran

By Robin Wright

June 7, 2017

Trump’s Big Saudi Arms Deal Will Cause More Misery for Yemen

John Cassidy

Trump’s Big Saudi Arms Deal Will Cause More Misery for Yemen

By John Cassidy

May 23, 2017

Iran’s Moderates Win Election, but It Won’t Matter to Trump

News Desk

Iran’s Moderates Win Election, but It Won’t Matter to Trump

By Robin Wright

May 20, 2017

Vacation in Iran

Portfolio

Vacation in Iran

When I was a child, we often spent our time—at home and on trips—hiding from the revolution. Today’s youth is getting to rediscover the country.

April 17, 2017

A Mysterious Case Involving Turkey, Iran, and Rudy Giuliani

News Desk

A Mysterious Case Involving Turkey, Iran, and Rudy Giuliani

By Dexter Filkins

April 14, 2017

The Whitney Biennial Captures the National Mood

Art

The Whitney Biennial Captures the National Mood

The show’s works, by artists with roots from Milwaukee to San Juan to Tehran, convey empathy, action, rage, and reflection.

March 9, 2017

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

A Reporter at Large

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

By Adam Davidson

March 5, 2017

Trump Puts Iran “On Notice”

News Desk

Trump Puts Iran “On Notice”

By Robin Wright

February 2, 2017

The Poet Who Was Turned Away

Page-Turner

The Poet Who Was Turned Away

By Jon Lee Anderson

January 30, 2017

The Freedom That Refugees Once Found Here

News Desk

The Freedom That Refugees Once Found Here

By Laura Secor

January 29, 2017

Rafsanjani, Iran’s Wiliest Revolutionary, Dies

News Desk

Rafsanjani, Iran’s Wiliest Revolutionary, Dies

By Robin Wright

January 9, 2017

Trump and Iran: Yet Another Hostage Crisis

News Desk

Trump and Iran: Yet Another Hostage Crisis

By Robin Wright

January 6, 2017

My Reunion with a Lebanese Hijacker

News Desk

My Reunion with a Lebanese Hijacker

By Robin Wright

January 4, 2017

A Witness to Iran’s Intensifying Struggle with Climate Change

Photo Booth

A Witness to Iran’s Intensifying Struggle with Climate Change

By Carolyn Kormann

January 2, 2017

President Trump’s Surprisingly Warm Welcome in the Middle East

News Desk

President Trump’s Surprisingly Warm Welcome in the Middle East

By Robin Wright

November 10, 2016

Iran Is Enjoying Our Presidential Election

News Desk

Iran Is Enjoying Our Presidential Election

By Robin Wright

October 19, 2016

Iran’s Presidential Election Will Also Be Pivotal&-and Ahmadinejad Won’t Be Running

News Desk

Iran’s Presidential Election Will Also Be Pivotal—and Ahmadinejad Won’t Be Running

By Robin Wright

September 27, 2016

The Defector Who Returned to Iran

News Desk

The Defector Who Returned to Iran

By Robin Wright

August 9, 2016

Why Donald Trump Can’t Stop Talking About the Pallets of Cash

Benjamin Wallace-Wells

Why Donald Trump Can’t Stop Talking About the Pallets of Cash

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

August 5, 2016

Will the Iran Nuclear Deal Survive?

News Desk

Will the Iran Nuclear Deal Survive?

By Robin Wright

July 14, 2016

Postscript: Abbas Kiarostami, 1940&-2016

Richard Brody

Postscript: Abbas Kiarostami, 1940—2016

By Richard Brody

July 5, 2016

Iran’s Grim News from Syria

News Desk

Iran’s Grim News from Syria

By Robin Wright

May 9, 2016

Iran’s Javad Zarif on the Fraying Nuclear Deal, U.S. Relations, and Holocaust Cartoons

News Desk

Iran’s Javad Zarif on the Fraying Nuclear Deal, U.S. Relations, and Holocaust Cartoons

By Robin Wright

April 25, 2016

An Iranian Opposition Leader Pushes to Be Put on Trial

News Desk

An Iranian Opposition Leader Pushes to Be Put on Trial

By Robin Wright

April 13, 2016

The Bride Wore Green: What a Wedding Says about Iran’s Future

News Desk

The Bride Wore Green: What a Wedding Says about Iran’s Future

By Robin Wright

March 8, 2016

Iran’s Voters Sent a Message to the Hard-Liners

News Desk

Iran’s Voters Sent a Message to the Hard-Liners

By Robin Wright

March 1, 2016

How to Vote in Iran

News Desk

How to Vote in Iran

By Haleh Anvari

February 26, 2016

Iran’s Technicolor Elections

News Desk

Iran’s Technicolor Elections

By Robin Wright

February 25, 2016

Iran’s Revolutionary Grandchildren

News Desk

Iran’s Revolutionary Grandchildren

By Robin Wright

February 12, 2016

France, Iran, and the Affair of the Lunch Wine

Daily Comment

France, Iran, and the Affair of the Lunch Wine

By Adam Gopnik

January 29, 2016

Iran Is Back in Business

News Desk

Iran Is Back in Business

By Robin Wright

January 25, 2016

The Iran Deal’s “Argo” Moments

News Desk

The Iran Deal’s “Argo” Moments

By Robin Wright

January 19, 2016

Prisoner Swap: Obama’s Secret Second Channel to Iran

News Desk

Prisoner Swap: Obama’s Secret Second Channel to Iran

By Robin Wright

January 16, 2016

Iran and Saudi Arabia: The Showdown Between Islam’s Rival Powers

News Desk

Iran and Saudi Arabia: The Showdown Between Islam’s Rival Powers

By Robin Wright

January 4, 2016

Cuba and Iran, Melancholy Twins

News Desk

Cuba and Iran, Melancholy Twins

By Robin Wright

December 30, 2015

War of Words

Annals of Activism

War of Words

By Laura Secor

December 27, 2015

The Year in Borowitz

Satire from The Borowitz Report

The Year in Borowitz

One of the challenges for a satirist in 2015 was staying ahead of the news. What might have seemed absurd yesterday actually happened today.

By Nicholas Thompson

December 26, 2015

Iran’s Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump

News Desk

Iran’s Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump

By Robin Wright

December 18, 2015

The Limits of the Kurds’ War on ISIS

News Desk

The Limits of the Kurds’ War on ISIS

By Dexter Filkins

November 13, 2015

An American Hostage in Iran&-Again

News Desk

An American Hostage in Iran—Again

By Robin Wright

October 30, 2015

Iran’s Generals Are Dying in Syria

News Desk

Iran’s Generals Are Dying in Syria

By Robin Wright

October 26, 2015

Jafar Panahi’s Remarkable “Taxi”

Richard Brody

Jafar Panahi’s Remarkable “Taxi”

By Richard Brody

October 13, 2015

Putin’s Syrian Revenge

News Desk

Putin’s Syrian Revenge

By Masha Lipman

October 8, 2015

Iran’s Javad Zarif on Russia and Peace in Syria

News Desk

Iran’s Javad Zarif on Russia and Peace in Syria

By Robin Wright

October 6, 2015

Will Iran Coöperate on Syria?

News Desk

Will Iran Coöperate on Syria?

By Robin Wright

September 30, 2015

Two Iranian Artists and the Revolution

Culture Desk

Two Iranian Artists and the Revolution

By Robin Wright

September 15, 2015

Trump’s Bluster on Iran

News Desk

Trump’s Bluster on Iran

By Robin Wright

September 11, 2015

How Chuck Schumer Lost on Iran

News Desk

How Chuck Schumer Lost on Iran

By Bernard Avishai

September 9, 2015

The Iran Deal Is a Victory for Reason and Economic Sanctions

John Cassidy

The Iran Deal Is a Victory for Reason and Economic Sanctions

By John Cassidy

September 3, 2015

Iran: A Done Deal

News Desk

Iran: A Done Deal

By Robin Wright

September 2, 2015

How Schumer’s Iran Decision Played with Senate Democrats

News Desk

How Schumer’s Iran Decision Played with Senate Democrats

By Connie Bruck

August 17, 2015

Tehran’s Promise

Letter from Iran

Tehran’s Promise

By Robin Wright

July 20, 2015

An Exile from Iran on the Beaches of Australia

Culture Desk

An Exile from Iran on the Beaches of Australia

By Lance Richardson

August 12, 2015

Obama on War and Peace

News Desk

Obama on War and Peace

By Robin Wright

August 6, 2015

Obama’s Hard Sell on Iran

News Desk

Obama’s Hard Sell on Iran

By Robin Wright

August 5, 2015

“Death to America!” and the Iran Deal

News Desk

“Death to America!” and the Iran Deal

By Robin Wright

July 30, 2015

Crocodiles and Pontius Pilate: The Iran Debate’s Descent

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Crocodiles and Pontius Pilate: The Iran Debate’s Descent

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

July 29, 2015

Obama on the Iran Deal: What’s Your Alternative?

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Obama on the Iran Deal: What’s Your Alternative?

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

July 15, 2015

Javad Zarif on Iran’s Post-Deal Future

News Desk

Javad Zarif on Iran’s Post-Deal Future

By Robin Wright

July 15, 2015

Obama Squandering America’s Precious Supply of Enemies

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Obama Squandering America’s Precious Supply of Enemies

“Thanks to the President, decades of well-crafted hostility have been thrown out the window,” a conservative analyst said.

By Andy Borowitz

July 14, 2015

Poetry and Politics in Iran

Page-Turner

Poetry and Politics in Iran

By Neima Jahromi

July 14, 2015

An Iran Deal, At Last

News Desk

An Iran Deal, At Last

By Robin Wright

July 14, 2015

The Nuclear Deal’s Adversaries Back Home

News Desk

The Nuclear Deal’s Adversaries Back Home

By Robin Wright

July 7, 2015

The War that Haunts Iran’s Negotiators

News Desk

The War that Haunts Iran’s Negotiators

By Robin Wright

June 28, 2015

Why Aren’t We Asking Iran for More?

News Desk

Why Aren’t We Asking Iran for More?

By Dexter Filkins

June 26, 2015

Endgames with Iran

News Desk

Endgames with Iran

By Robin Wright

June 22, 2015

The Age of Nuclear Drift

Daily Comment

The Age of Nuclear Drift

By Jeffrey Frank

June 10, 2015

Telling the Story

Comment

Telling the Story

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

May 31, 2015

Lebanon and the Start of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Proxy War

News Desk

Lebanon and the Start of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Proxy War

By Mohamad Bazzi

May 26, 2015

Saudi Shakeup

Comment

Saudi Shakeup

By Steve Coll

May 17, 2015

After the V-E Day Cheering Stopped: Arthur Vandenberg’s Legacy

Daily Comment

After the V-E Day Cheering Stopped: Arthur Vandenberg’s Legacy

By Jeffrey Frank

May 14, 2015

“Madam Secretary” and the Real Iran Deal

News Desk

“Madam Secretary” and the Real Iran Deal

By Robin Wright

May 4, 2015

Zarif in New York

News Desk

Zarif in New York

By Dexter Filkins

April 29, 2015

Rouhani’s Bet on the Iran Deal

News Desk

Rouhani’s Bet on the Iran Deal

By Robin Wright

April 6, 2015

Iran: It’s a Deal, Almost

News Desk

Iran: It’s a Deal, Almost

By Robin Wright

April 2, 2015

Peace with Iran Could Limit Ability to Bomb It, Warns McCain

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Peace with Iran Could Limit Ability to Bomb It, Warns McCain

“If we all wake up on July 1st and we’re at peace with Iran, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” McCain said.

By Andy Borowitz

April 2, 2015

Dangerous Gamesmanship

Comment

Dangerous Gamesmanship

By Steve Coll

April 19, 2015

With the Iran Deal, the U.S. Returns to a Better Foreign-Policy Model

John Cassidy

With the Iran Deal, the U.S. Returns to a Better Foreign-Policy Model

By John Cassidy

April 6, 2015

A Nuclear Deal on the Eve of Passover

News Desk

A Nuclear Deal on the Eve of Passover

By Bernard Avishai

April 3, 2015

On Iran, Obama Gets His Breakthrough

Amy Davidson Sorkin

On Iran, Obama Gets His Breakthrough

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

April 2, 2015

The Case for Negotiating with Iran

Comment

The Case for Negotiating with Iran

March 30, 2015

The Political Scene: The Two-State Solution

News Desk

The Political Scene: The Two-State Solution

By Dorothy Wickenden

March 26, 2015

A Bad Day in American-Israeli Relations

Amy Davidson Sorkin

A Bad Day in American-Israeli Relations

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

March 25, 2015

A New Year in Iran?

News Desk

A New Year in Iran?

By Robin Wright

March 20, 2015

Iran, Inequality, and the Battle of American Norms

Daily Comment

Iran, Inequality, and the Battle of American Norms

By Adam Gopnik

March 17, 2015

Tom Cotton’s Influence

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Tom Cotton’s Influence

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

March 12, 2015

Kim Jong-un Feels Snubbed by Absence of Letter from Republicans

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Kim Jong-un Feels Snubbed by Absence of Letter from Republicans

“Let’s just call it what it is: they’re playing favorites,” Kim said.

By Andy Borowitz

March 10, 2015

Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama

Stating that “their continuing hostilities are a threat to world peace,” Iran offered to host talks between congressional Republicans and President Obama.

By Andy Borowitz

March 10, 2015

Congress’s Poison-Pen Letter to Iran

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Congress’s Poison-Pen Letter to Iran

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

March 9, 2015

The Iran Countdown

Comment

The Iran Countdown

March 9, 2015

Netanyahu and Obama: The Two Realities

News Desk

Netanyahu and Obama: The Two Realities

By Robin Wright

March 3, 2015

Netanyahu’s Speech

News Desk

Netanyahu’s Speech

By Bernard Avishai

March 3, 2015

What Netanyahu Won’t Say to Congress

John Cassidy

What Netanyahu Won’t Say to Congress

By John Cassidy

March 2, 2015

30 Under 30

Photo Booth

30 Under 30

By Amy Connors

February 23, 2015

Iran: Diplomacy Infinitum

News Desk

Iran: Diplomacy Infinitum

By Robin Wright

November 25, 2014

IranTalksVienna

News Desk

IranTalksVienna

By Hooman Majd

November 21, 2014

Good News in a Very Bad Year

Daily Comment

Good News in a Very Bad Year

By George Packer

October 30, 2014

Iran’s Dinner Diplomacy

News Desk

Iran’s Dinner Diplomacy

By Robin Wright

September 26, 2014

Iran and the “Coalition of Repenters”

News Desk

Iran and the “Coalition of Repenters”

By Robin Wright

September 19, 2014

Why Is Iran Detaining Jason Rezaian?

Daily Comment

Why Is Iran Detaining Jason Rezaian?

By Laura Secor

August 15, 2014

Wider War

Comment

Wider War

By Dexter Filkins

June 16, 2014

Iran and the U.S.: The Enemy of My Enemy

News Desk

Iran and the U.S.: The Enemy of My Enemy

By Robin Wright

June 13, 2014

Iran’s Dissidents, Released But Not Freed

Daily Comment

Iran’s Dissidents, Released But Not Freed

By Robin Wright

June 10, 2014

Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran

News Desk

Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran

By Robin Wright

May 23, 2014

Javad Zarif on Iran’s Nuclear Negotiations

News Desk

Javad Zarif on Iran’s Nuclear Negotiations

By Robin Wright

May 21, 2014

The Adversary

Profiles

The Adversary

By Robin Wright

May 19, 2014

The Comandante’s Canal

A Reporter at Large

The Comandante’s Canal

By Jon Lee Anderson

March 2, 2014

Café Nadery

Tables for Two

Café Nadery

By Shauna Lyon

January 12, 2014

A Truly Revolutionary Video Game

Annals of Technology

A Truly Revolutionary Video Game

By Simon Parkin

December 11, 2013

Olmert Against Netanyahu: Israel’s Divide on Iran

News Desk

Olmert Against Netanyahu: Israel’s Divide on Iran

By Bernard Avishai

December 3, 2013

Why the Iran Deal Scares Saudi Arabia

News Desk

Why the Iran Deal Scares Saudi Arabia

By F. Gregory Gause

November 26, 2013

A Breakthrough In Geneva

News Desk

A Breakthrough In Geneva

By Hooman Majd

November 25, 2013

Iran Nuke Deal: Do Economic Sanctions Work After All?

John Cassidy

Iran Nuke Deal: Do Economic Sanctions Work After All?

By John Cassidy

November 25, 2013

Q. & A.: Obama’s Former Arms-Control Coördinator on Iran

News Desk

Q. & A.: Obama’s Former Arms-Control Coördinator on Iran

By Jonathan Shainin

November 24, 2013

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hopes Nuke Deal Distracts Attention from Obamacare

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hopes Nuke Deal Distracts Attention from Obamacare

By Andy Borowitz

November 24, 2013

On Iran, John Kerry Closes a Deal and Opens a Window

Amy Davidson Sorkin

On Iran, John Kerry Closes a Deal and Opens a Window

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

November 24, 2013

Talking or Walking

Comment

Talking or Walking

By Laura Secor

November 17, 2013

Political Scene: Tense Nuclear Negotiations With Iran

News Desk

Political Scene: Tense Nuclear Negotiations With Iran

By Matthew McKnight

November 15, 2013

An Iranian Tragedy in America

News Desk

An Iranian Tragedy in America

By Emily Greenhouse

November 13, 2013

Inching Ahead on a Deal with Iran

News Desk

Inching Ahead on a Deal with Iran

By Hooman Majd

November 9, 2013

Why Obama Should Meet Iran’s President

Daily Comment

Why Obama Should Meet Iran’s President

By Laura Secor

September 19, 2013

Iran’s Choice on Election Day

Daily Comment

Iran’s Choice on Election Day

By Laura Secor

June 14, 2013

Comment

Comment

Comment

By E. B. White

January 5, 1935

The Coleman Memorial&-Frescoes from Persia

The Art Galleries

The Coleman Memorial—Frescoes from Persia

Reviews of a memorial exhibition of Glenn O. Coleman’s paintings and lithographs at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Sarkis Katchadourian’s reconstructions of seventeenth-century Persian frescoes.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Lewis Mumford

October 22, 1932

Political Scene: A Diplomatic Breakthrough with Iran

News Desk

Political Scene: A Diplomatic Breakthrough with Iran

By Matthew McKnight

September 27, 2013

Limited Options

Comment

Limited Options

By George Packer

September 9, 2013

Road Show

Comment

Road Show

By Laura Secor

October 1, 2012

The War Within

Letter from Syria

The War Within

By Jon Lee Anderson

August 20, 2012

Shouts & Murmurs: The Thumb-Drive Supremacy

News Desk

Shouts & Murmurs: The Thumb-Drive Supremacy

By Teddy Wayne

June 12, 2012

The Emergency Committee for Israel Cries Wolf

News Desk

The Emergency Committee for Israel Cries Wolf

By Connie Bruck

March 5, 2012

Who Is Holding Robert Levinson?

News Desk

Who Is Holding Robert Levinson?

By Nicholas Schmidle

December 10, 2011

Iran and the I.A.E.A.

Daily Comment

Iran and the I.A.E.A.

By Seymour M. Hersh

November 17, 2011

Lunching With Dictators

News Desk

Lunching With Dictators

By David Remnick

September 22, 2011

Small Change

Annals of Innovation

Small Change

By Malcolm Gladwell

September 27, 2010

To-Do List: Tea Party, Sex Scandal, and Tomorrow’s Primary

News Desk

To-Do List: Tea Party, Sex Scandal, and Tomorrow’s Primary

By Samantha Henig

June 7, 2010

No Rules!

Annals of Gastronomy

No Rules!

By Adam Gopnik

March 29, 2010

The Spymaster

A Reporter at Large

The Spymaster

By Lawrence Wright

January 13, 2008

Fighting Words

Comment

Fighting Words

As Republican hopefuls invoke 9/11 and promise more war, their quieter doubts about George W. Bush’s foreign policy stay buried.

This summary is AI-generated.

By George Packer

November 19, 2007

The Atomic Emporium

A Reporter at Large

The Atomic Emporium

Abdul Qadeer Khan and Iran’s race to build the bomb.

By Steve Coll

July 31, 2006

Persia on the Pacific

Letter from Los Angeles

Persia on the Pacific

A second generation yearns for a country it has never seen.

By Tara Bahrampour

November 3, 2003

Dreaming of Baghdad

Letter from Iran

Dreaming of Baghdad

What regime change means to the Iraqi Shia opposition.

By Jon Lee Anderson

February 3, 2003

The Iran Game

Annals of National Security

The Iran Game

How will Tehran’s nuclear ambitions affect our budding partnership?

By Seymour M. Hersh

November 26, 2001

Nowhere to Go

The Current Cinema

Nowhere to Go

Aimless in Hollywood and Iran.

By David Denby

August 7, 2000

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

June 14, 1998

Letter from Iran

Letter from Iran

Letter from Iran

A visiting correspondent tracks Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s unraveling rule, as clerics, students, workers, and generals edge Iran toward revolution.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Joseph Kraft

December 11, 1978

Persian Gulf Command&-II: The Marble Layout with the Built-in Pool

A Reporter at Large

Persian Gulf Command—II: The Marble Layout with the Built-in Pool

“Persian Gulf Command—II: The Marble Layout with the Built-in Pool” by Joel Sayre was published in the print edition of the February 17, 1945, issue of The New Yorker.

By Joel Sayre

February 10, 1945

Persian Gulf Command&-I: Some Marvels Between Khorramshahr and Kazvin

A Reporter at Large

Persian Gulf Command—I: Some Marvels Between Khorramshahr and Kazvin

“Persian Gulf Command—I: Some Marvels Between Khorramshahr and Kazvin” by Joel Sayre was published in the print edition of the January 13, 1945, issue of The New Yorker.

By Joel Sayre

January 6, 1945

Pope of Persia

The Talk of the Town

Pope of Persia

At the Iranian Institute, Arthur Upham Pope champions Persian art—and vents his convictions in blazing letters to the “Times.”

This summary is AI-generated.

By Leonard Robinson

November 27, 1943

Negotiating Syria

Comment

Negotiating Syria

By George Packer

September 23, 2013

Limited Options

Comment

Limited Options

By George Packer

September 9, 2013

Romnography: Syria’s March to the Sea

News Desk

Romnography: Syria’s March to the Sea

By Adam Gopnik

October 23, 2012

Autumn in New York with Ahmadinejad

News Desk

Autumn in New York with Ahmadinejad

By David Remnick

September 24, 2012

The Disappeared

Personal History

The Disappeared

How the fatwa changed a writer’s life.

By Salman Rushdie

September 10, 2012

Election, Monitored

Letter from Tehran

Election, Monitored

By Laura Secor

April 30, 2012

Threatened

Comment

Threatened

By David Remnick

March 4, 2012

Iran and Pakistan at the Oscars

Daily Comment

Iran and Pakistan at the Oscars

By Steve Coll

February 29, 2012

The Anointed

A Reporter at Large

The Anointed

By Nicholas Lemann

November 27, 2011

Iran and the I.A.E.A.

Daily Comment

Iran and the I.A.E.A.

By Seymour M. Hersh

November 17, 2011

Indictments

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Indictments

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

October 11, 2011

Getting Bin Laden

A Reporter at Large

Getting Bin Laden

What happened that night in Abbottabad.

By Nicholas Schmidle

August 1, 2011

The Crisis in a Nutshell: Ticking in Tehran

News Desk

The Crisis in a Nutshell: Ticking in Tehran

By Samantha Henig

August 16, 2010

After the Crackdown

Letter from Tehran

After the Crackdown

By Jon Lee Anderson

August 9, 2010

Love, Iranian Style

Books

Love, Iranian Style

By James Wood

June 22, 2009

With the Marchers

Letter from Tehran

With the Marchers

June 22, 2009

Syria Calling

Annals of National Security

Syria Calling

By Seymour M. Hersh

March 29, 2009

The Rationalist

Letter from Tehran

The Rationalist

By Laura Secor

January 25, 2009

The Atomic Emporium

A Reporter at Large

The Atomic Emporium

Abdul Qadeer Khan and Iran’s race to build the bomb.

By Steve Coll

July 31, 2006

The Iran Plans

Annals of National Security

The Iran Plans

Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb?

By Seymour M. Hersh

April 10, 2006

Persia on the Pacific

Letter from Los Angeles

Persia on the Pacific

A second generation yearns for a country it has never seen.

By Tara Bahrampour

November 3, 2003

Shadow Land

Letter from Tehran

Shadow Land

Who’s winning the fight for Iran’s future?

By Joe Klein

February 11, 2002

Letter from Iran

Letter from Iran

Letter from Iran

A visiting correspondent tracks Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s unraveling rule, as clerics, students, workers, and generals edge Iran toward revolution.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Joseph Kraft

December 11, 1978

Comment

Comment

Comment

By E. B. White

January 5, 1935

The Shadow Commander

A Reporter at Large

The Shadow Commander

By Dexter Filkins

September 23, 2013

After Syria

A Reporter at Large

After Syria

By Dexter Filkins

February 17, 2013

Long Engagements

Comment

Long Engagements

By George Packer

February 3, 2013

King of Walks

The Sporting Scene

King of Walks

By Ben McGrath

March 21, 2011

Paths of Glory

Profiles

Paths of Glory

By Ian Parker

November 7, 2010

After the Crackdown

Letter from Tehran

After the Crackdown

By Jon Lee Anderson

August 9, 2010

The Iran Show

Comment

The Iran Show

August 24, 2009

Can Iran Change?

Letter from Tehran

Can Iran Change?

By Jon Lee Anderson

April 6, 2009

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Reviews of “Caspian Rain,” by Gina B. Nahai, “Songs Without Words,” by Ann Packer, “Sacco and Vanzetti,” by Bruce Watson, and “The First Word,” by Christine Kenneally.

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October 1, 2007

Iftar

Visiting Dignitaries

Iftar

At a Ramadan banquet in midtown, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad courts New York’s Iranian diaspora—with applause, dissent, and photo ops.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Hooman Majd

October 1, 2007

Sparring Partners

Comment

Sparring Partners

As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton trade barbs over diplomacy and war, a minor policy rift becomes a defining primary spectacle.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Hendrik Hertzberg

August 13, 2007

Hard Cases

Comment

Hard Cases

The Libby trial exposes how the Bush Administration’s zeal for corroboration warped intelligence, undermined trust, and weakened America’s warnings about Iran.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Nicholas Lemann

January 22, 2007

After the Revolution

A Reporter at Large

After the Revolution

Since 1979, Iran’s borders have been sealed to many visitors, and extraordinary, almost mythical events—especially the Great War with Iraq—have gone largely unreported. A week before Iran’s elections, the author reports on his first visit since the Revolution.

By V. S. Naipaul

May 19, 1997

Hypocrisy in Action

Comment

Hypocrisy in Action

What’s the real Iran-Bosnia scandal?

By Mark Danner

May 6, 1996

Ollie’s Next Mission

Annals of Politics

Ollie’s Next Mission

Seven years after Iran-Contra, Oliver North is a very wealthy man launching a run for the U.S. Senate—but guess who won’t be supporting him?

By Jeffrey Toobin

December 20, 1993

All the President’s Men II

Books

All the President’s Men II

A review of “A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs,” by Theodore Draper, and “Keepers of the Keys: A History of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush,” by John Prados.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Naomi Bliven

June 10, 1991

Notes and Comment

Comment

Notes and Comment

Ray Goulding and Bob Elliott perfected a deadpan parody of media blandness—one that politics, and Ronald Reagan, eventually imitated.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Adam Gopnik

April 9, 1990

Notes and Comment

Comment

Notes and Comment

Oliver North’s telegenic bravado turns the Iran-contra hearings into a patriotic pageant, eclipsing questions of law and responsibility.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Adam Gopnik

July 13, 1987

Notes and Comment

Comment

Notes and Comment

A sprawling scandal surrounding Oliver North exposes a shadowy realm where military, political, and private interests dangerously converge.

This summary is AI-generated.

By Jonathan Schell

January 19, 1987

Notes and Comment

Comment

Notes and Comment

How Ronald Reagan’s secret war in Nicaragua replayed the lessons of Vietnam, imperilled a Presidency, and tested American democracy.

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By Jonathan Schell

December 8, 1986

Notes and Comment

Centennial

Notes and Comment

As corporations turn the Constitution into a marketing tool, the essay weighs patriotic kitsch against the document’s fragile, real power.

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By Bill McKibben

November 24, 1986

Revolution&-I: Shah of Shahs

Reflections

Revolution—I: Shah of Shahs

“Revolution—I: Shah of Shahs” by Ryszard Kapuscinski, William R. Brand, (trans.), and Katarzyna Mroczkowksa-Brand, (trans.) was published in the print edition of the March 4, 1985, issue of The New Yorker.

By Katarzyna Mroczkowksa-Brand, (trans.)

February 25, 1985

Clambake

The Talk of the Town

Clambake

At a so-called clambake, cars, T-shirts, jukebox hits, and poolside theatrics sketch a summer crowd in miniature.

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By Bobbie Ann Mason

July 21, 1980

Persia, 2000 B.c. to the Present

The Art World (The Art Galleries)

Persia, 2000 B.c. to the Present

Reviews of Persian art loan exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum and the Asia Institute, a Jackson Pollock show at the Betty Parsons Gallery, and a Wassily Kandinsky show at the Sidney Janis Gallery.

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By Robert M. Coates

November 26, 1949

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