The Iran War: An Explainer
A selection of essays and interviews in Quillette examining how and why Iran and the West are at war, and what is likely to happen next.
Quillette
· 5 min read
Iran War
A collection of 10 posts
The Battle for the Strait
After the failure of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the United States remains at war with Iran and Trump’s priority is to liberate the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.
Benny Morris
· 9 min read
The Axis of Renewal
Israel and the United States have already done much to dismantle the Axis of Resistance, but the broader network supported by Iran remains most active in Western Europe.
Aurele Tobelem
· 11 min read
Trump, Tehran, and the China Calculus
The CCP will certainly take advantage should Iran turn into a major distraction for the US.
Aaron Sarin
· 7 min read
Iran’s Revolutionary Regime and the Long War Against the West: Behnam Ben Taleblu
Behnam Ben Taleblu discusses the history of Iran’s Islamic Republic, the evolution of protest movements, and the geopolitical stakes of the current conflict.
Pamela Paresky
· 41 min read
War in Straitened Circumstances
After nineteen days of war, Israel and America face a grinding conflict with Iran and Hezbollah, and there is no clear end in sight.
Benny Morris
· 14 min read
Britain’s Half-Measures on Iran
As Iranian agents surveil London’s Jewish communities and IRGC-backed plots multiply, Britain’s failure to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps endangers UK citizens.
Aurele Tobelem
· 9 min read
A Paradoxical War
The American debate about the campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Jeffrey Herf
· 19 min read
A New World Order in the Making
An interview with Dr Shmuel Bar.
Hannah Gal, Shmuel Bar
· 13 min read
The End of Strategic Ambiguity
The Islamic Republic’s assault on the Gulf will forge the new Middle East.
Chama Mechtaly
· 9 min read