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The Same War, on a Loop
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (573+ words) We've gotten all too used to missile alerts, existential anxiety, and suspicions of political bad faith. In Israel these days, unless your apartment has a blast-resistant room, it's best to go to bed in something that you're comfortable wearing in…...
How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?
13+ hour, 27+ min ago (138+ words) The outcome of the war in Iran may come down to just how much risk he can take. Read: Trump is learning that his bullying has consequences The deployment could "introduce a whole new level of risk for American troops,…...
The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (130+ words) The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran'The Atlantic Joe Kent has quit. Will Tulsi Gabbard be next? Joe Kent, the U.S. government's top counterterrorism official and a self-identified "America First" Republican, is not the only Donald Trump ally to disagree with…...
How Washington Can Help Lebanon
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (320+ words) America has a historic opportunity for diplomacy, if Trump is willing to take it. The United States has a historic chance to restore its old relationship with Lebanon and to broker peace between Lebanon and Israel. But seizing that opportunity…...
One War, Two Mistakes
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (97+ words) Those who favor the conflict with Iran and those who oppose it are each making a very large error. Those who favor the conflict with Iran and those who oppose it are each making a very large error. And as…...
How the Conflict in Iran Is Impacting the Global Energy Market
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (206+ words) Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss rising oil price, potential shortages, and more. The conflict in Iran has begun to impact the global energy market Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss rising…...
Mamdani Isn’t Moderating His Views on Israel
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (172+ words) Recent events suggest that the New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling what he calls a "core" political belief. Recent events suggest that the New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling what he calls a "core" political belief. In his…...
The Fake Images of a Real Strike on a School
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (111+ words) The spread of fake photos of the Iran war is helping make the question Is this real? all but unanswerable. Ali Breland: Dubai's army of influencers gets back in line But the resentment at the regime's selective grief does not…...
Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Sell This War
6+ day, 17+ min ago (188+ words) Has the salesman in chief gotten rusty? He has now made one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency: launching a war against Iran. The conflict, which is well into its second week, has widened throughout the Middle East,…...
The Iran War Has Four Stages. We’re in the Second.
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (329+ words) Regime change appears a lost cause, so what endgame are the U.S. and Israel pursuing? Read: The Pentagon cut its civilian safeguards before the Iran war A broken Iran consumed by internal fighting poses a minimal threat to Israel. Israel's targets…...