A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War
Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.
Mar 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran
Just as in Palestine, the Israeli government is framing its latest conflict as a holy war of extermination.
Mar 6, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali
The Iran War Is Also a Climate War The Iran War Is Also a Climate War
Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.
Mar 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle
The Iran War Could Be Catastrophic for the US-Israel Alliance. Good. The Iran War Could Be Catastrophic for the US-Israel Alliance. Good.
As Israel’s role in pushing the war with Iran comes into ever sharper focus, it’s up to us to turn outrage into change.
Mar 4, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson
Trump’s Reason for War in Iran? Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?
Obliterating the Epstein files at any cost.
Mar 3, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”? Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”?
The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.
Mar 2, 2026 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson
This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War
Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace.
Mar 2, 2026 / John Nichols
Trump and Netanyahu Want to Turn Iran Into a Failed State Trump and Netanyahu Want to Turn Iran Into a Failed State
This war looks designed to cause maximum chaos and instability. The world will pay a high price.
Mar 2, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump’s Rise—Now He’s Making It His Own The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump’s Rise—Now He’s Making It His Own
Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom.
Mar 2, 2026 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman