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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Opinion For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft
From Golan to Gaza, the two have long blended spectacle and smoke and mirrors with strategy
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Fast Forward Israel lifts restrictions on public gatherings as ceasefire with Iran holds
The Ben Gurion and Haifa airports will return to full operations
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Opinion What comes next? In Israel, past success is no guarantee of future results
The country has long seen transformational victories followed by new sets of challenges
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Fast Forward Angry Trump accuses Israel and Iran of breaking ceasefire: ‘They don’t know what the f— they’re doing’
The president later spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in “an exceptionally firm and direct way"
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Fast Forward Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran
The president said the ceasefire will start to take effect after the two countries have 'wound down' the strikes against each other that are currently in progress
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Fast Forward Why Israel, rarely a fan of regime change, now contemplates an Iran without ayatollahs
For years, Jerusalem preferred the 'devil we know' to whatever might follow.
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Opinion Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama
Here's why one Israeli expert thinks that Trump's decision to attack Iran was a question of 'Why not?'
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Opinion Why Israel’s new military strategy would terrify the country’s founders
For Israel, winning in the Middle East is still hard to do. American military intervention may only increase the risks
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Fast Forward Hegseth says ‘no more beardos’ in the military. What about religious exemptions?
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News Hundreds of Northwestern students can’t register for class because they won’t watch an antisemitism training video. Here’s what’s in it.
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Fast Forward The ADL doesn’t speak for New York Jews’ concerns, says Zohran Mamdani
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News Why was Netanyahu wearing a QR code at the UN, and where did it lead?
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