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Iran

Nuclear deals? Sanctions? Proxy wars? This is Vox's home for explanation and analysis of a key player in the Middle East.

Iran makes plane crash arrests, but continues to blame the US for the disaster

By Sean Collins

Trump has apparently wanted to kill Soleimani for quite a while — since as far back as 2017

By Alex Ward

9 questions about the US-Iran crisis you were too embarrassed to ask

By Alex Ward and Zack Beauchamp

The Trump administration is still struggling to get its story straight on why it killed Soleimani

By Katelyn Burns

Trump demands Iran allow new anti-government protests to continue

By Katelyn Burns

The administration’s deceptions about the Soleimani strike are a big deal

By Matthew Yglesias

A Ukrainian plane crashed in Iran: What we know

By Sean Collins and Jen Kirby

Trump’s team insists Soleimani was an “imminent” threat. Just don’t ask for details.

By Alex Ward

Did impeachment weigh on Trump’s Soleimani decision? Maybe.

By Alex Ward

The US killed Soleimani. What will Iran do next?

By Alex Ward

The House sent a major message about checking the president’s war powers on Iran

By Li Zhou

Evidence is mounting that Iran accidentally shot down the Ukraine flight

By Alex Ward

“Probably the worst briefing I’ve seen”: Inside the disastrous congressional Iran meeting

By Alex Ward

The case against killing Qassem Soleimani

By Sean Illing

The case for killing Qassem Soleimani

By Alex Ward

Dominance and reputation: How Trump thinks about Iran

By Andrew Prokop

I’m Iranian American. I’m tired of being treated like a political pawn.

By Mana Kharrazi

How Trump got suckered by Iran and North Korea

By Jeffrey Lewis

Trump’s “Mission Accomplished” moment?

By Zack Beauchamp

A political scientist explains why a war with Iran wouldn’t necessarily help Trump in 2020

By Sean Illing

Trump’s Iran speech seemed like a victory lap. It actually made things worse.

By Alex Ward

Trump: No war with Iran — at least for now

By Alex Ward

Iran attacks 2 US military targets in Iraq: What we know so far

By Alex Ward

Iran just fired missiles at US military targets. What does this mean?

By Jen Kirby

It’s all up to Trump now

By Zack Beauchamp

The US is worried about Iran retaliating with a cyberattack

By Sara Morrison

The only remaining check on Trump is the 2020 election

By Ian Millhiser

Democrats want to check Trump on Iran — but Congress can only do so much

By Li Zhou

The US-Saudi alliance is deeply unpopular with the American people

By Matthew Yglesias

Trump wants US troops out of Iraq, but says Iraq would face sanctions for expelling them

By Sean Collins

“These Media Posts will serve as notification”: Trump’s dangerous Iran tweets, briefly explained

By Aaron Rupar

Iran announces it will no longer adhere to 2015 nuclear deal limits

By Riley Beggin

Trump threatens new attacks on Iran, as Iranian leaders compare him to ISIS

By Riley Beggin

Iraqi parliament approves a resolution on expelling US troops after Soleimani killing

By Riley Beggin

There’s little evidence to support Pence’s tweets tying Qassem Soleimani to 9/11

By Isaac Saul

Mourners in Iraq chant threats to America after Soleimani’s death

By Isaac Saul

A second airstrike against Iranian targets in Iraq: what we know

By Caroline Houck

Could a congressional amendment have stopped Trump from striking against Iran?

By Emily Stewart and Li Zhou

The neoconservative fantasy at the center of the Soleimani killing

By Alex Ward

An expert on why the Soleimani assassination was almost certainly illegal

By Sean Illing