Armed Conflicts

At least we are many: Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in The Hague to protest Israel’s war on Palestinians.

At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War

Israel’s assaults on Iran are attacks from an actively genocidal nuclear state on an already oppressed people. We must oppose US involvement and calls for craven acquiescence.

Jun 18, 2025 / Kaveh Akbar

Smoke rises from the area where Israeli forces struck the Iranian state television building in Tehran, Iran, on June 16, 2025. The Iranian Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation reported in a statement that its building in the capital Tehran was targeted by Israel.

The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad

“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Donald Trump just boasted on Truth Social. The key word here being “We”—meaning Netanyahu and Trump.

Jun 18, 2025 / Tara Kangarlou

Representatives Thomas Massie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, two cosponsors of the House resolution against war with Iran.

The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans

Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.

Jun 17, 2025 / John Nichols

Supporters of Iraqi pro-Iran groups hold a cutout of US President Donald Trump during a protest in Baghdad near the US embassy, on June 16, 2025.

If the War Between Israel and Iran Continues, the US Should Stay Out of It If the War Between Israel and Iran Continues, the US Should Stay Out of It

US security is not at stake—no matter how many times Netanyahu goes on US television to claim otherwise.

Jun 17, 2025 / Daniel R. DePetris

An excavator removes debris from a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran, on June 13, 2025.

Donald Trump Is Hurtling America Into a Catastrophic Middle Eastern War Donald Trump Is Hurtling America Into a Catastrophic Middle Eastern War

The president is fickle, feckless, and easily swayed—which makes him an easy mark for militarists.

Jun 16, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump wears a baseball cap with military insignia and holds up a fist. He faces away from a crowd of troops at Fort Bragg who wear camouflage-printed fatigues and maroon berets. Some troops hold up their phones or American flags.

Donald Trump Is Running the Military Like a Warlord Donald Trump Is Running the Military Like a Warlord

The quickest way for the United States to become fascist is by politicizing the military.

Jun 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg speaks during the opening night of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on March 27, 2025.

How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year” How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year”

Given advance warning of an impending war crime, the former cheerleader for the Iraq war decided his priority was to protect his scoop.

Jun 13, 2025 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Students protest European rearmament and government school policies during a “Money for Schools, Not War” event on April 4, 2025, in Turin, Italy.

The False Premise of European Rearmament   The False Premise of European Rearmament  

Have European leaders stopped to consider the Orwellian implications of gearing up their nations for perpetual war?

Jun 12, 2025 / Robert Skidelsky

Relatives and loved ones of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks while they were in the Netzarim area, where US humanitarian aid points were located, mourn as they attend their funeral ceremony at Shifa Hospital in Gaza on June 10, 2025.

I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth. I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth.

The scene resembled throwing meat into a cage of starving lions, letting them fight for their own survival.

Jun 11, 2025 / Hassan Abo Qamar

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel at the State Department on October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for their attacks on Hezbollah leadership last week.

Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished

Elite impunity shouldn’t protect those who covered up war crimes.

Jun 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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