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Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments

Sep 29, 2026 2:47 PM ET
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranians increasingly isolated after US sanctions on country's airlines

As new US sanctions make international travel more difficult, Iranian authorities shut down the French Language Center in Tehran, further undermining Iranians' plans to study and move abroad.

Sep 29, 2026 10:53 AM ET
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Iranians increasingly isolated after US sanctions on country's airlines

In central Tehran, September 27, 2026. VAHID SALEMI/AP

Has Iran Lost Its Grip On Gulf Oil Exports?

Sep 29, 2026 8:09 PM ET

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Has Iran lost its grip on Gulf oil exports?

Photograph: EPA

Taylor Swift’s Audience Is Growing Up. Her Music Is Devolving.

The singer’s music once put a clever twist on ideas about aging and adulthood. Now she just seems to be going backwards.

Sep 29, 2026 8:28 PM ET

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Taylor Swift’s Audience Is Growing Up. Her Music Is Devolving.

Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic. Sources: Raj Valley / Alamy; sasel77 / Getty.

Ethiopia Accuses Foreign Powers Of Backing Anti-govt Rebels

Addis Ababa’s military chief says foreign powers/Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan are supporting armed groups seeking to overthrow the government

Sep 28, 2026 10:40 AM ET

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Ethiopia accuses foreign powers of backing anti-govt rebels

Fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) arrive in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia, on June 29, 2021. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP

Meta And YouTube Say They Will Run Ads For ‘Musk’ Documentary After All

Sep 28, 2026 11:43 AM ET

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Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all

Image Credits: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg / Getty Images

Inside The Biggest Feud In Artificial Intelligence

A new world has arrived. Dario Amodei and Sam Altman cannot stop fighting over it.

Sep 29, 2026 8:19 PM ET

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Inside the Biggest Feud in Artificial Intelligence

Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty; Benjamin Fanjoy / Getty; Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.

Brazil Can’t Escape The Age Of Lula And Bolsonaro

One is seeking a fourth term, the other is in prison. Yet neither Brazil’s left nor its right has figured out how to move beyond the men who remade them.

Sep 26, 2026 4:19 PM ET

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