Iran War

The consequences will be felt long after the fighting ends.

The president is betting economic pressure can do what bombs couldn’t.

Witkoff and Kushner are merely the tip of the iceberg.

John Bolton explains why he wishes Trump finished the job.

Even with a cease-fire deal in place, vital energy and fertilizer flows remain trapped.

Even if the cease-fire holds, it will take months to undo the damage.

The conflict is wreaking havoc on an obscure sector that is more important than you’d think.

The Iran war has disrupted a different, more fragile global energy system.

Coercive bargaining returns to the Persian Gulf.

The shape of the war is being determined by the country’s rugged terrain and vast coastline.

Tehran’s compulsive gambling has paid off in the past, but this time looks different.

How Trump’s tactical victory could turn into a forever war.

A breakdown of the tools Iran has to maintain pressure on Trump.

The Middle East conflict shows Washington hasn’t yet learned enough about cheap drones from Kyiv.

U.S. operations in Iran risk draining limited U.S. stocks.

Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

It would be a mistake for Trump to defer to Netanyahu’s regime change fantasies.

But a long campaign would be hard to sustain.

Joe Kent’s resignation letter mixes fact and fiction to deleterious effect.

Advocates for the U.S.-Israeli special relationship have played a special role.