Voices
Donald Trump Murdered Qassim Suleimani
The drone strike that killed the Iranian general is the legacy of two decades of secret legal opinions aimed at circumventing the U.S. assassination ban.
World
Climate Crimes
Imperial Oil, Canada's Exxon Subsidiary, Ignored Its Own Climate Change Research for Decades, Archive Shows
Imperial publicly denied the dangers of carbon dioxide emissions even as its research arm concluded the pollutants contributed to climate change.
Video Diary of Apocalypse: A Family Flees Australia’s Fires
A father documents his experience trapped in a beach motel room with two small children, as fires surrounded them.
The Iran Cables
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq
A nuanced portrait of Suleimani emerges from a leaked archive of secret Iranian spy cables obtained by The Intercept.
Targeting Iran
With Suleimani Assassination, Trump Is Doing the Bidding of Washington’s Most Vile Cabal
There’s no justification for assassinating foreign officials, including Qassim Suleimani. This is an aggressive act of war by the United States.
Targeting Iran
The Trump Administration Just Killed Iran's Most Famous Military Commander. We're Not Ready for What's Next.
The assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani may be President Donald Trump’s most reckless foreign policy move to date.
Voices
Four Years Ago, Trump Had No Clue Who Iran's Suleimani Was. Now He May Have Kicked Off WWIII.
When Trump was told that Qassim Suleimani “runs the Quds Forces,” he responded: “I think the Kurds, by the way, have been horribly mistreated by us.”
Voices
The Banality of Apocalypse: Escaping, With “Paw Patrol” and Daniel Tiger, From the Australian Fires
“At the gas station, we found a long line of vehicles stretching most of the length of the very small town. The sight of this, plus thickening orange haze, reminded me of a disaster movie.”
Year in Review 2019
Uncovering the Secrets of Iran and Brazil: The Intercept’s 2019 World Coverage
A look back at The Intercept’s must-read world stories from 2019.
Merry Christmas, America! Let’s Remember the Children Who Live in Fear of Our Killer Drones.
This Christmas, let’s tell the truth about America’s killer drones and the new form of terror they bring to children around the world.