The Distant Promise of Iran’s Would-Be King
The Distant Promise of Iran’s Would-Be King Newyorker-March22nd2026 By Azadeh Moaveni For about three weeks, Reza Pahlavi, the sixty-five-year-old son of the deposed Shah of...
Truth and Falsehood
Truth and Falsehood Majid Naficy I read in Egyption papyruses That Truth and Falsehood were brothers. One day Truth borrowed Falsehood’s dagger But lost...
Middle East crisis live: Trump says both Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ and claims they will talk today
Middle East crisis live: Trump says both Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ and claims they will talk today The Guardian-March23rd2026 US...
Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.
President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end...
Contradictory Signals From Trump to Wind Down the War While Sending in More Marines
Background Briefing: March 22, 2026 Contradictory Signals From Trump to Wind Down the War While Sending in More Marines We begin with Trump’s ultimatum...
Trump’s team game planning for potential Iran peace talks
Trump’s team game planning for potential Iran peace talks Axios-March21st2026 By Barak Ravid After three weeks of war, the Trump administration has begun initial...
Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia
Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia The Guardian -March21st 2026 Marina Dunbar (now); Harry Taylor, Hamish Mackay and Adam...
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Steps Up Attacks in Strait as Energy Fears Unsettle Markets
U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters are hitting Iranian targets in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials said. The price of oil...
The Unravelling of Dubai as a Safe Haven
What drew many people to the city was not luxury but, rather, stability and the feeling of remove from war. As Iran attacks the...
U.S. Scrambles to Ease Energy Crisis as Attacks Rattle Markets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration could release more oil from American reserves, as energy prices soared on new strikes against...
Today’s Blowback and the Historical Record of US Meddling in Iran
Today’s Blowback and the Historical Record of US Meddling in Iran Background Briefing: March 17, 2026 We begin with the killing today of...