Iran
Nuclear deals? Sanctions? Proxy wars? This is Vox’s home for explanation and analysis of a key player in the Middle East.
Trump is looking for help with the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not having much luck.
People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.
The ingredient that feeds the planet’s crops just got stuck in war.
It was a US strike that killed nearly 200 children on the first day of the Iran war, an investigation finds.
How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down?
Even if the Iran war ends tomorrow, high energy prices will persist.
The Trump administration doesn’t know when this is going to end either.
It won’t stop at the gas pump.
An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support.
Having a nuclear weapon has never looked more appealing.
The rise and fall of the “axis of resistance.”
The economic shock from Trump’s war may only be getting started.
Are Claude and ChatGPT helping the US fight a war?
Four days in, Trump’s Iran explanations aren’t getting any clearer.
Can Trump bomb his way to regime change in Iran?
Trump says the war will protect Americans. Critics see new risks.
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.
What we know about the civilian death toll in the Middle East, briefly explained.
How Trump might finally be breaking the manosphere.
How the war in Iran could cause an economic crisis.
The US can’t just bomb its way to a new government.
The US struck multiple Iranian cities early on Saturday morning.
And five other questions about the latest conflict in the Middle East, answered.
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
The Iran strikes and the danger of an unbound presidency.
The “nationalist international” binding Israel and India.
Want to threaten Iran? You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Is the US really about to attack Iran?
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.
Trump says “time is running out” for Iran’s regime to make a deal.
The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable. But even authoritarian governments sometimes reform.
He’s far from the first president to face this kind of dilemma.
The massacres taking place in an internet blackout.
There’s a new “axis” in town. This time, it might be real.
Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift.