Benjamin Netanyahu Archives | Washington Monthly

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s Nuclear Weapon: Two Iran experts on how the U.S.plays checkers and Iran plays chess.

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s Nuclear Weapon

by Jonathan Alter June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

Two Iran experts on how the U.S. plays checkers and Iran plays chess.

Iran War: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference, in Jerusalem, Monday June 15, 2026.

The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu

by Bill Scher June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

World War III

Remember When We Used to Take World War III Seriously?

by Bill Scher June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Trump and Todd Blanche obsess over James Comey’s seashells while using Orwellian language to sanitize real violence in the Iran war.

Trump and Blanche’s Orwellian Language and How Much of Washington Echoes It

by James North May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Hondurasgate: Juan Orlando Hernández.

Hondurasgate Looks Worse than Watergate and Iran-Contra Combined

by Bill Scher May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Open Season: The assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran sets a dangerous precedent. Here, A poster of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an anti-U.S. placard are carried in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.

Law and Justice

Amid War in Mideast, Lingering Questions Over Killing Iran’s Leader

by James D. Zirin April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Trump's War: The decision to go to war with Iran was President Donald Trump’s, not Israel’s. Here, Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in December 2025.

Don’t Pin Trump’s Iran War on Netanyahu (Or Israel. Or the Jews.)

by Bill Scher March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Iran Hawks: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks with reporters after a briefing from Trump administration officials on the U.S. strikes on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026.

Cocky Iran Hawks Forget the History of Blowback

by Bill Scher March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Politics Roundtable

Trump’s War Gamble: “Isolationist” President Opens Pandora’s Box With Iran

by The Editors June 23, 2025July 16, 2025

No Kings, Just Chaos

by The Editors June 16, 2025July 16, 2025