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Humor

Are You Enjoying Your Girl Rights Yet?

Alexandra Petri

May 15, 2026

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Photography

Photos: The Global Cost of the Iran War

Alan Taylor

May 13, 2026

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Ideas

Send the Frigates

Eliot A. Cohen

May 11, 2026

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Global

Checkmate in Iran

Robert Kagan

May 10, 2026

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Struggle to Find an Off-Ramp From the Iran War

The Editors

May 9, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

National Security

Trump Is ‘Bored’ With the War He Started

Jonathan Lemire

May 8, 2026

President Trump with his fingers rubbing his eye

Global

The Iranian Royalists’ Thuggish Edge

Robert F. Worth

May 8, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Iran’s Unexpected Resilience

Will Gottsegen

May 5, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Congress Can’t Meet Its Own Iran-War Deadline

David A. Graham

May 1, 2026

Global

The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Struck a Deal

Thomas Wright

May 1, 2026

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Global

Iran’s Leaders Mostly Want a Deal

Arash Azizi

May 1, 2026

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National Security

The Iran War’s Ramifications Have Only Just Begun

Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire

April 30, 2026

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Ideas

The Most Frightening Shooters Are the Smart Ones

Graeme Wood

April 26, 2026

Politics

The Posting Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Jonathan Chait

April 23, 2026

Global

The Iran Talks Are Making India Feel Small

Vaibhav Vats

April 22, 2026

Indians wait in a long line beside red, pink, and blue gas cylinders. Some are talking on the phone, while others stare ahead with their arms crossed.

The Atlantic Daily

The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark

David A. Graham

April 20, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

The Donald J. Trump Guide to Classic Fairy Tales

David A. Graham

April 17, 2026

Global

Iran Had a Doomsday Weapon All Along

Alan Eyre

April 17, 2026

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Politics

It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.

Jonathan Lemire

April 15, 2026

Donald Trump walks away from the camera, his red tie flapping.

Global

The High-Risk, Low-Reward Blockade of Hormuz

Brynn Tannehill

April 15, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Logic for Blockading the Blockaders

Will Gottsegen

April 14, 2026

National Security

Trump Pivots to ‘Least Bad Option’ On Iran

Nancy A. Youssef, Vivian Salama, and Missy Ryan

April 13, 2026

A montage of Donald Trump in front of a red fever chart heading down

Ideas

Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War

Andrew Exum

April 13, 2026

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Ideas

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path

Graeme Wood

April 11, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations

Will Gottsegen

April 10, 2026

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Global

Why Trump Chose Vance to Negotiate With Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

April 10, 2026

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National Security

Iran Out-Trolled the Troller in Chief

Ali Breland

April 10, 2026

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Photography

Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire

Alan Taylor

April 10, 2026

Four astronauts hug while inside a capsule, floating in micro-gravity.

The Atlantic Daily

Vance’s ‘Fraud Czar’ Title May Come Back to Haunt Him

Will Gottsegen

April 9, 2026

Global

Reasons to Be Hopeful in Iran

Arash Azizi

April 9, 2026

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Technology

Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

Matteo Wong

April 9, 2026

National Security

What China Just Learned From the Iran War

Simon Shuster

April 9, 2026

Two tourists, seen from behind, taking a photo of the Chinese mainland and Chinese flagged sand dredgers from the bunker of an old Taiwan military observatory in Kinmen, Taiwan.

Radio Atlantic

Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran

Adam Harris

April 9, 2026

Donald Trump holds a news conference with military officials on the mission to rescue a downed airman in Iran.

Politics

1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump

Jonathan Lemire and Isabel Ruehl

April 9, 2026

A collage showing a hostage with their hands tied, a crowd of people in protest, and a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Ideas

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

Adam Serwer

April 8, 2026

An image of Pete Hegseth speaking to a group of military personnel

Sections

The Print Edition

Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring Trump

Are You Enjoying Your Girl Rights Yet?

Photos: The Global Cost of the Iran War

Send the Frigates

Checkmate in Iran

Trump’s Struggle to Find an Off-Ramp From the Iran War

Trump Is ‘Bored’ With the War He Started

The Iranian Royalists’ Thuggish Edge

Iran’s Unexpected Resilience

Congress Can’t Meet Its Own Iran-War Deadline

The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Struck a Deal

Iran’s Leaders Mostly Want a Deal

The Iran War’s Ramifications Have Only Just Begun

The Most Frightening Shooters Are the Smart Ones

The Posting Will Continue Until Morale Improves

The Iran Talks Are Making India Feel Small

The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark

The Donald J. Trump Guide to Classic Fairy Tales

Iran Had a Doomsday Weapon All Along

It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.

The High-Risk, Low-Reward Blockade of Hormuz

Trump’s Logic for Blockading the Blockaders

Trump Pivots to ‘Least Bad Option’ On Iran

Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path

Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations

Why Trump Chose Vance to Negotiate With Iran

Iran Out-Trolled the Troller in Chief

Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire

Vance’s ‘Fraud Czar’ Title May Come Back to Haunt Him

Reasons to Be Hopeful in Iran

Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

What China Just Learned From the Iran War

Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran

1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military