Trump’s Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Him—and Good News for the World Trump’s Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Him—and Good News for the World
The negotiations are a stark symbol of the president’s failure. But any deal is better than endless, foolish war.
Jun 15, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins. The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins.
Congress took an important symbolic step toward reasserting its authority over war powers. But much, much more needs to be done.
Jun 5, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering
Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism.
May 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer
As his war in Iran wreaks havoc, Trump is fixated on personal glory and enrichment.
May 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The United States’ Long War Against Iran The United States’ Long War Against Iran
The Nation was among the first publications to report the CIA’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster
The new consensus is that the American empire is in steep decline.
May 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War
Friendships have ruptured. Families have bitterly split around the kitchen table. Violent speech has become the dominant mode of discourse.
Apr 20, 2026 / Keyvan Golsorkhi
Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz
And it isn’t Iran.
Apr 17, 2026 / Maryam Jamshidi
Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally
Liberals are delighted by the MAGA titan’s opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting the credibility of an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest, bad-faith bigot.
Apr 16, 2026 / Rafi Schwartz
How Iran Won the Meme Wars How Iran Won the Meme Wars
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
Apr 13, 2026 / Jeet Heer