This is the Forward’s coverage of the war between Israel and Iran begun in June 2025 over Iran’s aspiration to acquire nuclear weapons.
2025 Israel-Iran war
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Culture Everyone can be a war profiteer in Gaza or Iran, thanks to online betting markets
Polymarket and Kalshi let people bet on exactly when and where bombs might fall
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News Why protests in Iran seem surprisingly pro-Israel
Chants rallying against proxy wars — and calling for a return to the pro-Israel Pahlavi era — are echoing through Iranian cities
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Opinion I’m Israeli. She’s Palestinian. There’s a devastatingly simple reason why we’ve bonded during this war
The only people who remotely understand this conflict are the ones who have personally suffered through it
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Opinion Actually, Trump made things between Israel and Iran way worse
He still has an opportunity to turn the ship around, but must act fast
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Fast Forward Israel is so concerned about homegrown Iranian spies it is launching a PR campaign to dissuade them
Dozens of Israelis have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of spying for Iran
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Opinion Can we say Donald Trump’s Middle East nuclear strategy is dangerous — if it isn’t even a strategy?
Years of back channel negotiations and nuclear non-proliferation treaties have been upended by a president making it up as he goes along
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News For this Persian Jewish casino magnate in Nevada, Israel is part of the deal
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa CEO John Farahi's journey from Tehran to Reno
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Opinion Pro-Palestinian protesters are suddenly supporting Iran. They might want to talk to some Palestinians
No, Israel's strikes on Iran aren't morally similar to its war in Gaza
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
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Opinion Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain’s monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair
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