Trump Says Iran’s Nuke Sites Are “Obliterated.” The Military Isn’t So Sure.
Defense officials say his claims are “overblown” — and the intelligence community said Iran wasn’t building a bomb.
Targeting Iran
Decades of hostilities broke out into war during Donald Trump’s second term after Israel and the U.S. launched unprovoked attacks against Iran.
Israel’s War on Gaza
U.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway.
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
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Did Israel Just “Blow Up” Trump’s Bid for an Iran Nuclear Deal?
On Thursday, Trump said he worried a strike might sink negotiations — or maybe it would help! What Netanyahu wants seems obvious.
U.S., Not Israel, Shot Down Most Iran Drones and Missiles
American forces did most of the heavy lifting responding to Iran’s retaliation for the attack on its embassy in Damascus.
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Israel and Israel Alone Kicked Off This Escalation — In a Bid to Drag U.S. Into War With Iran
Netanyahu’s recklessness was fostered by blind U.S. support, but Israel is the one pushing its war with Iran out of the shadows.
Intercepted Podcast
Iran and U.S. Wage a Shadow War Behind Gaza Conflict
While Israel’s assault on Gaza continues, Iran supports a web of groups that have targeted Israeli and U.S. forces across the Middle East.
Washington Hawk’s Call to Bomb Iran Cites Disastrous 9/11 Playbook
Mark Wallace, head of United Against Nuclear Iran, seems to have forgotten how things worked out in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Children Are Dying Because Companies Are Too Scared to Sell Medicine to Iran
Joe Biden kept Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” sanctions — discouraging even legal, humanitarian trade.
How Iran Won the U.S. War in Iraq
A trove of secret intelligence cables obtained by The Intercept reveals Tehran’s political gains in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.
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Hawkish Israel Is Pulling U.S. Into War With Iran
The Biden administration is appearing to endorse Israel's escalations against Iran — a move that would necessitate U.S. involvement in a new Middle East conflict no one wants.