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Iran’s Islamic Republic 2.0 is coming — and it won’t be pretty

Iran’s Islamic Republic 2.0 is coming — and it won’t be pretty
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Iran’s Islamic Republic 2.0 is Coming—and It Won’t Be Pretty

Iran’s Islamic Republic 2.0 is Coming—and It Won’t Be Pretty

We’ve lifted the paywall. Foreign Policy’s coverage of the Iran war is free to read for a limited time. Maybe the answer to the gut question “So...

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Israeli Defense Officials Start to Ask How the Iran War Ends

Israeli Defense Officials Start to Ask How the Iran War Ends

A few senior officials in Israel are starting to voice concern about the escalating, open-ended attack on Iran—and suggesting possible exit ramps...

09.03.2026 250

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Israeli officials are growing concerned

Israeli officials are growing concerned
09.03.2026 20

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The Dangerous Rise of Decapitation Warfare

The Dangerous Rise of Decapitation Warfare

President Donald Trump said about the airstrike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a week ago: “I got him before he got me.” Iran had...

06.03.2026 8

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The dangerous rise of decapitation warfare

05.03.2026 8

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Trump’s Iran Operation Is the Opposite of a ‘One and Done’

For more than 45 years, U.S. presidents have wanted to destroy the radical, anti-American regime in Tehran. They always concluded that the risks of...

01.03.2026 10

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One and done? Trump’s Iran operation is unfortunately the opposite.

28.02.2026 10

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The Shadow War That’s Strengthening Europe

After four years of war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved a double failure: He hasn’t conquered Ukraine, or even its eastern Donbas...

27.02.2026 10

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The shadow war that’s strengthening Europe

26.02.2026 10

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The ‘Discombobulator’ arms race has begun

20.02.2026 8

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The ‘Discombobulator’ Arms Race Has Begun

As the United States moves toward possible military conflict with Iran, the White House and the Pentagon have been boasting about an exotic arsenal of...

20.02.2026 40

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An Epic Feud Threatens Mideast Stability at a Delicate Moment

13.02.2026 10

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An epic feud threatens Mideast stability at a delicate moment

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Tulsi Gabbard is showing why her job shouldn’t exist

06.02.2026 100

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Tulsi Gabbard Is Showing Why Her Job Shouldn’t Exist

06.02.2026 9

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The Technocratic Turn That’s Giving Me Hope for Gaza

02.02.2026 8

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Behind the scenes, a real plan is underway for rebuilding Gaza

31.01.2026 10

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A Wild Davos Gives Europe a Dose of Needed Shock Therapy

23.01.2026 10

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A wild Davos gives Europe a dose of needed shock therapy

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‘Unconquerable’: What a visit to frigid Ukraine convinced me

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Frigid Kyiv Kindles a High-Tech Plan to Keep Russia at Bay

20.01.2026 10

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How Trump Can Begin an Iran Transition After the Bloodbath

16.01.2026 10

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How Trump can begin an Iran transition after the bloodbath

16.01.2026 20

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The Iranian regime is caught in a death spiral

11.01.2026 80

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Trump’s Greenland Fixation Curdles Into a Crisis

09.01.2026 40

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Trump’s Greenland fixation curdles into a crisis

09.01.2026 70

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Trump Might Have His Hubris Checked in Venezuela

07.01.2026 8

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Trump is riding high on Venezuela. It might not last.

06.01.2026 70

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What huge, beautiful things does 2026 have in store? Take my quiz.

30.12.2025 20

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A Ukraine Peace Deal Could Be Getting Closer

10.12.2025 10

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The outlines of a sustainable Ukraine peace deal inch into view

10.12.2025 50

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Hegseth’s ‘who cares?’ doctrine is finally taking heat

08.12.2025 20

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The Middle East’s moment of opportunity is slipping away

04.12.2025 20

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Trump Is Juggling Too Many Diplomatic Balls at Once

04.12.2025 10

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50 years ago, he saw a document in the JFK file. Where is it now?

28.11.2025 50

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Zelensky may never have faced a more agonizing choice

23.11.2025 40

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Trump’s hard-sell Ukraine deal is realpolitik on steroids

22.11.2025 10

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For a ‘future king’ in Washington, past and future each weigh heavily

20.11.2025 20

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This rising House Democrat is a voice for the angry middle

14.11.2025 20

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Trump and Xi flexed. Who won?

31.10.2025 9

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Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix

24.10.2025 10

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Superpower brinkmanship gives way to an uncertain resolution

18.10.2025 10

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Trump’s war on ‘the enemy within’ keeps running into a legal buzzsaw

16.10.2025 10

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How Trump got his Gaza deal done

10.10.2025 30

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Trump and Hegseth’s backward-facing message to the generals

01.10.2025 150

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Trump pushes hard for his Mideast ‘deal of the century’

30.09.2025 20

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Trump gave Russia a dotted red line. Is he serious?

25.09.2025 9

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The chilling reason the military is silent now

20.09.2025 20

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These editor’s notes are poison. I learned from every drop.

17.09.2025 20

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