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America’s Iran Problem Isn’t Going Away, with Mike Doran
Iran has been weakened, but the war is far from over. Why does the conflict continue, and what comes next?
Aaron MacLean
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Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Back
On Monday, the president reimposed a blockade on Iran and threatened a 20 percent toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. One was the right call, the…
Aaron MacLean
The Iran Deal Trump Can’t Legally Make
A 2015 law bars the president from lifting sanctions on Iran until Congress has reviewed any nuclear agreement. The Trump administration is lifting them…
Jack Goldsmith
Niall Ferguson: It’s Too Soon to Call This a U.S. Surrender
An agreement offering Iran sanctions relief, unfrozen assets, and billions in promised investment has prompted outrage. But the outcomes of wars depend…
Niall Ferguson
Mr. President, Publish Your Deal
Administration officials are frustrated about what they say is misinformation about the agreement with Iran. Thankfully, there’s a simple solution.
The Editors
What the UAE Leaving OPEC Really Means
The Emiratis are signaling a move away from Saudi Arabia, toward the West.
Amit Segal
The American Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad Is My Friend
Shelly Kittleson risked everything to cover the world’s deadliest stories. Now she’s missing, and the dangers journalists face are clearer than ever.
Hollie McKay
The Iran War: Our Complete Coverage
Every piece of Free Press coverage, from the first strikes to right now.
The Free Press
John Bolton: If There Ever Were a Moment to Topple Iran, This Is It
The president’s former national security adviser says that Iran ‘needs to start coming apart at the top,’ and then it will likely fall.
Tanner Nau
Donald Trump’s Iran Trap
The U.S. president and Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, are on a collision course.
Michael Doran
What Qatar Bought from Carnegie Mellon for $1 Billion
A Jewish student’s antisemitism lawsuit is raising hard questions about the strings attached to the Persian Gulf state’s money.
Frannie Block
Hamas Doesn’t Believe in Peace
There will be no lasting resolution to this conflict without the total elimination of Hamas’s capacity for violence, coercion, and control over the…
John Aziz
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