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Joshua Keating

Joshua Keating

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Joshua Keating

    Politics
    Is this the beginning of the end of the war in Iran?Is this the beginning of the end of the war in Iran?
    Politics

    Trump signaled that he’s ready to wrap up the conflict, but that may not be up to him.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Trump says the Iran war is over. So why won’t he end it?Trump says the Iran war is over. So why won’t he end it?
    Politics

    It may not be possible to TACO out of this one.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Why the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gasWhy the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gas
    Politics

    The Mideast energy truce is breaking down.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war”Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war”
    Politics

    “Mowing the grass,” explained.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    How Trump’s war with Iran is helping PutinHow Trump’s war with Iran is helping Putin
    Politics

    The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    The world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran warThe world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran war
    Politics

    How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down?

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Trump might want “boots on the ground” in Iran. Just not American ones.Trump might want “boots on the ground” in Iran. Just not American ones.
    Politics

    An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    The dangerous lesson countries may take from the Iran warThe dangerous lesson countries may take from the Iran war
    Politics

    Having a nuclear weapon has never looked more appealing.

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.
    Politics

    The rise and fall of the “axis of resistance.”

    By Joshua Keating
    Politics
    World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?
    Politics

    The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.

    By Joshua Keating