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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Fast Forward Trump receives gratitude, criticism after claiming total destruction of Iran’s nuclear program
Israel hails the U.S. attack as a spectacular military success, while Democrats warn of unauthorized war escalation
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Opinion The US and Israel could seek to topple Iran’s regime. They should choose negotiation instead
The US has joined Israel's attacks against Iran — and regime change, in one form or another, is likely to follow
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Opinion Bombing Iran, Donald Trump is triggering a tragedy that Thucydides foretold long ago
Whether it's Athens and Sparta or the US, Israel and Iran, the story and its lessons remain the same
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Fast Forward US bombs 3 sites in Iran, joining Israel’s fight against Iranian nuclear program
“A full payload of BOMBS” was dropped on Fordow, the site Israel was seen as unable to reach, Trump said
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Opinion Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?
Many of the same voices who have decried invocations of the Holocaust in unrelated conflicts are suddenly going silent
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Antisemitism Decoded The far right is saying Jews don’t serve in the military — they’re wrong
An age-old antisemitic trope about Jews avoiding services reemerges as Israel and Iran are in conflict
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Opinion Might Iran become Trump’s Iraq? Americans are wary — but shouldn’t be
The comparison falls apart in the details — at least for now
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Fast Forward Iranian missile strikes Israeli hospital as Trump remains coy about whether US will intervene
“The Wall Street Journal has No Idea what my thoughts are concerning Iran!” Trump posted on social media on Thursday morning
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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Fast Forward Chabad ‘let me down,’ suspect said, in hours before allegedly attacking their headquarters
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