The current war against Iran has been framed in many ways: an “imminent threat” requiring a pre-emptive strike; a battle against a tyrannical regime; the need to destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile ...

In an effort to justify his war on Iran, President Donald Trump turned to history. He begins with 1979, the year the Islamic Revolution deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and replaced him with the ...

A 2020 survey found that 23% of registered U.S. voters — not all Americans — could correctly identify Iran on an unlabeled world map. In March 2026, as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran was ...