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Michael M. Santiago / Getty A Cease-Fire Without a Conclusion
Iran’s regime has proved resilient, even in its toughest hour.
Majid Saeedi / Getty ‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’
A well-placed group of Iranian insiders considers a future without the supreme leader.
Majid Saeedi / Getty ‘This War Is Not Helping Us’
Members of Iran’s opposition want change, and fear for their lives.
Middle East Images / AFP / Getty Iran’s Stunning Incompetence
A belligerent regime left its people wide open to foreign attack.
Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / AP Israel’s Least Bad Option Is a Trump Deal With Iran
New rounds of military strikes won’t make the region more stable, but a nuclear agreement could.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Tetra Images / Getty; Copyright Eric Reichbaum / Getty; Nickilford / Getty. The Anti-Anti-Feminist Election
The fight over South Korea’s democracy is also a fight over women’s rights.
Chris Jung / NurPhoto / Getty Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse
Events have forced the Islamic Republic to negotiate with the United States.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Evelyn Hockstein / AFP / Getty. Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
Illustration by the Atlantic. Sources: Iranian Leader Press Office / Getty; Win McNamee / Getty. A Battle for the Soul of the West
The assault on Enlightenment values is tearing both Europe and America apart.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
