Operation Epic Fury poses a test for a strongman who has spent a decade promising a stability that he may no longer be able to deliver, writes Mariam Wahba.
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Operation Epic Fury poses a test for a strongman who has spent a decade promising a stability that he may no longer be able to deliver, writes Mariam Wahba.
Developed and developing economies alike are bracing for impact as prices rise for oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and petrochemicals.
If a major power can use military force and political tools to reshape an opposing regime in a key region, the implications go far beyond Iran itself—and potentially undercut China’s credibility as a rising power, writes Deng Yuwen.
As Halberstam revealed in “The Best and the Brightest,” the men at the helm during Vietnam were deeply flawed, and as a result, the nation was plunged into a disastrous war.
As Washington abandons any pretense of a just global order, citizens around the world will continue to demand one.
On farms across the United States and beyond, producers who are still reeling from Trump’s trade chaos are now bracing for yet another big shock from his war in Iran.
Why have defenders of national identity and sovereignty not embraced Kyiv’s cause?
Though public opinion polls show that most Americans do not support the U.S. decision to attack Iran, international relations experts surveyed last week are even more skeptical.
This energy crisis may ultimately strengthen, rather than weaken, China’s strategic position.
How Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment will affect the war and what it will mean for the future of the Islamic Republic:
In a party split between “America First” restraint and hawkish power projection, blaming a war on an ally can be electorally useful, writes Steven Simon.
Ali Larijani’s role as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council places him at the center of Tehran’s strategic decision-making.
Although Boric’s constitutional reform efforts failed, his presidency marked a shift for the Latin American left that could echo beyond his time in office.
If Washington concludes that China’s unwillingness to act as a security patron means that it will also tolerate pressure on all of its overseas interests, the result could be serious escalation.
Was the Trump administration justified in attacking Iran? Trita Parsi and Matthew Kroenig view this question from opposite ends of the political spectrum. They will debate this topic on FP Live on March 9 at 12:00PM ET.
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Ahead of Hungary’s general election in April, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is doing everything he can to cling to power.
Merz’s stringent realism in response to joint U.S.-Israel operations in Iran marks a stark break with his country’s recent past, writes Christian Caryl.
A quagmire in Iran could cause Trump to push even harder to end the war in Ukraine.
Washington cannot undertake a military operation of this magnitude without causing significant transformation in regional dynamics.
India has faced no meaningful sanction for hollowing out Pakistan’s cricket economy, and it may be about to do the same to Bangladesh, writes Salil Tripathi.
Looking for extra insight into the ongoing conflict? FP staff and contributors compiled a list of their top book recommendations for understanding Iran today.
Kurds view potential participation in the Iran conflict as both a risky gambit and a historic opportunity.
Iran’s bombardment of its Gulf neighbors has inexorably dragged them into a war that they had desperately hoped to avoid.
Formulaic cliches deaden our senses to the reality of war, reducing its horror and complexity to flat and anodyne thoughtlets, writes columnist @hofrench.bsky.social.
Beijing’s priority is not the survival of the current Iranian regime but the preservation of its own interests in whatever regional security order emerges after the conflict.
Trump’s goals in Iran are expansive, shifting, and potentially impossible.
In its war with Iran, the U.S. has yet to fully institutionalize the lessons that Ukraine has learned under fire, write David Petraeus and Clara Kaluderovic.
Regardless of how calmly the market is reacting now, there are a number of physical realities that will up the ante.
The first 36 hours of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran consumed more than 3,000 precision-guided munitions and interceptors, exposing a critical vulnerability in the supply chain. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05/i...
