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The Price of Flour Shows the Hunger Crisis in Gaza
There have been tremendous lies told about Israel’s war. That doesn’t mean the threat of starvation isn’t real. It is.
July 24, 2025
Amit Segal
Haviv Rettig Gur Joins The Free Press
He’s the most insightful interpreter of the modern Middle East. Tune in Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET for Haviv’s first live Q&A.
July 21, 2025
Bari Weiss
WATCH: The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Attack
Drones are the future of war, but an outdated legal framework makes it very hard to protect American citizens from an attack.
July 20, 2025
Austyn Jeffs
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘Life Is Real! Life Is Earnest!’
These days, it’s embarrassing to take anything too seriously. But if you don’t, as the poets remind us, your life won’t amount to much.
July 13, 2025
Ryan Holiday
Is Peace Between Israel and Syria Really Possible?
With new leadership in Damascus, Trump wants a deal between the two countries. That will be a tall order.
July 10, 2025
Michael Oren
At the Symbol of Israeli Science, a Cost Too Vast to Calculate
Israelis are emerging from the shelters to assess the damage of 12 days of war. At the Weizmann Institute, the cost is impossible to measure.
June 30, 2025
Matti Friedman
Was Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Obliterated’—or Just Set Back a Few Months?
A leaked preliminary report suggested that U.S. and Israeli strikes had delivered only modest results. Other agencies and experts paint a very different…
June 26, 2025
Jay Solomon
What Happens If Iran’s Regime Collapses?
Trump says it’s time to Make Iran Great Again. But what’s more likely if the mullahs fall: democracy or anarchy?
June 23, 2025
Eli Lake
Did Iran Just Sneak Out Critical Nuclear Material from Fordow?
Before the U.S. struck, 16 cargo trucks entered the fortified mountain complex and moved unidentified equipment to another location.
June 23, 2025
Jay Solomon
WATCH: Tehran Resident Speaks Out Amid Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites
‘After 46 years of this regime’s hollow bluster, we’re seeing the first light of victory. I feel the same way the French felt on D-Day.’
June 22, 2025
Tanya Lukyanova
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Trump Keeps His Promise on Iran. The World Is Safer for It.
The president warned that he wouldn’t tolerate a nuclear Iran. He meant what he said.
June 22, 2025
The Editors
Things Worth Remembering: How Warriors Prepare
It’s true that training for a war in peacetime is like learning to swim on dry land. But that’s why American soldiers are expected to read books like…
June 22, 2025
H.R. McMaster
I Taught My Students the ‘Iliad.’ Then They Went to War.
Ancient war stories become startlingly modern in classrooms filled with soldiers returning from battle.
June 19, 2025
Ido Hevroni
WATCH: Everything You Need to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program
Eli Lake and nuclear weapons expert David Albright discuss the Islamic Republic’s arsenal and whether or not Israel can destroy it on its own.
June 18, 2025
Eli Lake
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Garry Kasparov: Israel Won’t Fall for the Illusion of Stability
The military campaign against Iran is another crack in the post-Cold War facade.
June 17, 2025
Garry Kasparov
My Terrorists Face Judgment Day
For most people, the commanders Israel has just eliminated will be foreign names. For me and for the people of Iran they are the monsters who have…
June 13, 2025
Masih Alinejad
The Future of War Is Happening Right Now in Ukraine
Ukraine’s strikes into Russia illustrate the historic role of surprise in battlefield success. They also test the country’s fragile relationship with…
June 3, 2025
Aaron MacLean
The Heroes Who Never Made It Home
A lieutenant who saved his wounded driver. A Marine who fought for her country overseas and battled bureaucracy at home. A sailor who sacrificed himself…
May 26, 2025
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