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An Israeli family and neighbors sit in chairs and on the floor in a Jerusalem bomb shelter. — Debbie Hill / UPI / Alamy

Questions From the Bomb Shelter

The sirens keep going off in Jerusalem, but they aren’t the only thing keeping me awake.

Gershom Gorenberg

June 22, 2025

Khamenei, looking down, walks past a bank of seven Iranian flags with a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini above them. — Majid Saeedi / Getty

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

A well-placed group of Iranian insiders considers a future without the supreme leader.

June 22, 2025

Trump and Khamenei face off over Iran — Illustration by The Atlantic*

What Iran Knows About Trump

The mullahs of Iran join the bet that Trump always chickens out.

June 21, 2025

An image of Donald Trump sitting next to a window — Anna Moneymaker / Getty

American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.

June 21, 2025

Maria Corina Machado speaking to a crowd — Gaby Oraa / Bloomberg / Getty

Venezuela Is Open for Investment*

*Provided the dictatorship falls.

Gisela Salim-Peyer

June 20, 2025

An illustration shows what appears to be a mounted camera on a red field, but in place of the lens is a human eyeball. — Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Shakeel Sha / Getty; J Studios / Getty.

The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East offer Americans a glimpse into the battles of the future—and a warning.

June 19, 2025

A color photograph of Iranian and Russian flags flanking a podium mounted with several microphones. — Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty

Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran?

Backing the most anti-Western Middle Eastern power was convenient until it wasn’t.

June 18, 2025

Women raise their hands in protest in front of a burning dumpster during the 2022 demonstrations in Tehran — Middle East Images / AFP / Getty

‘This War Is Not Helping Us’

Members of Iran’s opposition want change, and fear for their lives.

June 16, 2025

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Putin Isn’t Actually Enjoying This

Trump is turning out to be a liability for the Kremlin.

June 16, 2025

illustration of man seated on ground, surrounded by other seated players, wearing white and holding out both arms, fists turned down, as another player puts his hand on top of one fist — Cannaday Chapman

The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game

Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?

June 14, 2025