T/iraq

  1. Inside America’s Shadow War With Iran Op Ed, March 6

    There’s another Middle East conflict going on, and U.S. soldiers are on the front lines of it.

  2. The Justice of Israel’s War in Gaza Will Depend on How It Ends Op Ed, March 2

    How to think about the moral complexities in the Israel-Gaza war.

  3. Why Authoritarians Like Saddam Hussein Confound U.S. Presidents Op Ed, February 28

    A C.I.A. capable of making a mistake on the scale of its miss about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was not part of Saddam Hussein’s worldview.

  4. After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases Foreign, February 27

    Tehran, wary of igniting open warfare with Washington, has told militia groups it backs to curtail assaults on targets such as military installations, Iranian and American officials say.

  5. Is America All-Knowing and All-Powerful? Yes, Thought Saddam Hussein. Book Review, February 26

    In “The Achilles Trap,” Steve Coll paints the demise of the Iraqi dictator as a tragedy of misperceptions on both sides.

  6. U.S. Strike Killed Afghans Recruited to Fight for Iran Foreign, February 19

    Refugees who joined the largely overlooked Fatemiyoun Brigade to battle for Shiite Islam and escape crushing poverty had become a force in Tehran’s proxy wars.

  7. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.