Editorial Cartoons

Trump’s Lies Continue

Peter Kuper May 28, 2026 Dig deeper

Middle East

A Tougher Tehran

Mojtaba Touiserkani / FPIF Apr 1, 2026 The war has failed to convert military pressure into political breakdown. It has simply shifted the domestic crisis onto ground that favors the regime’s hardest institutions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Jan 12, 2026 Unverified reports suggest thousands of people may have been killed, while Trump threatens the country with military intervention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

In Defiance of the Law, Iranian Women Shed the Hijab

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Nov 19, 2025 The government’s confusing approach reveals internal divisions and an inability to appease a furious populace. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

The Center Cannot Hold

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 6, 2024 The personal is political in the Iranian drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Celebration Dances and Succession Politics in Iran

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig May 23, 2024 Iranians are far from united in mourning the passing of Ebrahim Raisi, also known as ‘The Butcher of Tehran.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

To Hell and Back Again in Iran

Bob Dreyfuss / TomDispatch Apr 24, 2024 Trump blew up the Iran nuclear deal. Can Biden still fix it? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

U.S. Dismisses Iraq Request to Work on a Troop Withdrawal Plan

SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 Meanwhile, thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters call on both Iran and America to leave the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Says Iran Appears to Be ‘Standing Down’ After Airstrike

ZEKE MILLER and DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2020 The president indicates he won't respond militarily after missile strike on Iraqi bases in which no one was harmed, tells of new sanctions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ukrainian Airplane Crashes Near Iran’s Capital, Killing 176

MOHAMMAD NASIRI, NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2020 Iranian officials cite mechanical problem but Ukrainians decline to offer a cause after plane goes down shortly after takeoff from Tehran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Iran Strikes Back at U.S. With Missile Attack on Bases in Iraq

NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2020 Iranian state TV said the attack was launched in revenge for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The U.S. Alone Is to Blame for a War With Iran

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 6, 2020 As the two nations move inexorably closer to a full-scale conflict, it's essential that we recognize who started this cycle of violence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )