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 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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Opinion Will the U.S. get involved in Iran? Mike Huckabee’s evangelical worldview may be the key
To some Christian Zionists, a showdown between Israel and Iran is the fulfillment of a crucial Biblical prediction
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Fast Forward Trump is keeping the world guessing about his Iran intentions. Could his first term offer clues?
'I may do it. I may not do it,' Trump said Wednesday. 'I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do.'
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