Ali Khamenei

A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran on March 3, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Magazine

Succession, Tehran style

March 6, 2026 6:07 am

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 6, 2026. Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on March 6, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiralled rapidly throughout the region and beyond. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)

Columnists

Iran started this war a long time ago

Dan Hannan -

March 6, 2026 5:49 am

A large crowd of demonstrators gather near the Federal Building in the Westwood area to celebrate and call for freedom for the Iranian people in the wake of U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)

Magazine

Trump’s Mideast revolution: A chance to transform the world’s most turbulent region

Hugo Gurdon -

March 6, 2026 5:21 am

A ballistic missile is launched from an underground site in Iran

Defense

Iran’s spray-and-pray strategy aims to widen the battlefield, spread consequences

Timothy Nerozzi -

March 6, 2026 5:00 am

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to his supporters during a press conference after casting his ballot for the parliamentary runoff elections in Tehran on May 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Foreign Policy

Ali Khamenei, 1939-2026

Sean Durns -

March 6, 2026 4:30 am

President Donald Trump told Axios Thursday that he wants to be personally involved with picking Iran's next leader, despite multiple senior administration officials repeatedly declaring that

White House

Trump wants to be personally ‘involved’ in picking next Iranian leader: Report

Christian Datoc -

March 5, 2026 12:39 pm

Surrounded by crowds, President Woodrow Wilson throws out the first ball at a baseball game in Washington in this 1916 photo. (AP Photo)

Columnists

Trump avoiding repeating history in Iran

Michael Barone -

March 4, 2026 6:32 pm

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Striking Iran now is risky. Holding off would have been a greater gamble

Stephanie Campbell -

March 4, 2026 6:00 am

The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran.

Beltway Confidential

Trump should stay firm in Iran

Ani Chkhikvadze -

March 4, 2026 6:00 am

The local branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation holds a rally.

Opinion

Pittsburgh rallies show influencers aren’t capturing public opinion on Iran

Salena Zito -

March 3, 2026 5:53 pm

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