War in the Middle East
All of our coverage in one place

Briefing
Israel’s blitz on Iran is fraught with uncertainty
Much hinges on the stubborn supreme leader and America’s mercurial president


Middle East & Africa
Will the Iran war trigger a refugee crisis?
People are fleeing the big cities. The borders are quiet—for now

Middle East & Africa
Inside the spy dossier that led Israel to war
We review its secret intelligence on Iranian nukes

Graphic detail
How do America’s huge bunker-busting bombs work?
The Massive Ordnance Penetrator may struggle to wipe out the deepest nuclear facilities

Middle East & Africa
Trump draws ever closer to strikes on Iran
The president demands “unconditional surrender” from the clerical regime

Middle East & Africa
The Arab world thinks differently about this Iran war
A new spectator sport with scary consequences

Briefing
Israel’s race to kill Iran’s nuclear dream
If it fails the regime could make a frantic dash for a bomb


Middle East & Africa
Trump’s three excruciating choices on Iran
Israel started the Iran war. Only America can finish it

Middle East & Africa
The Israel-Iran war is now a brutal test of staying power
Both sides have prepared for an air and missile war for decades

Middle East & Africa
This time Hizbullah isn’t helping Iran
A once fearsome militia is sitting out the war