Iran

The press corps failed badly in the run-up to the US invasion of Iraq. Was coverage of the Iran war any better?

The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to muzzle national security reporting. It isn’t working.

Coverage of the 2026 World Cup promises to bring politics off the sidelines.

A satellite company popular among journalists issued an indefinite blackout in the Middle East. Open-source investigators got to work—and challenged official narratives.

Early last month, the journalist was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphemism.

Press coverage of the “daring,” “dramatic” mission to rescue a downed US airman followed the logic of a Hollywood movie.

Filmmaker Sebastian Walker on the journalistic benefits of a “direct conversation” with Iranian leaders, despite draconian restrictions.

A nation that helped shape modern war reporting is now treated as peripheral. In the wake of journalist killings, the consequences are clear not only for members of the press, but for how the story of Lebanon is being told. 

In a country where the military has control over what’s reported, some journalists consider approval to be “a source of pride.”

Devastation in Iran. Plus: The death of a refugee in Buffalo, and the military’s “simmering white Christian nationalism.”

When the Trump administration launched a major attack on Iran, news organizations had to navigate a shaky environment for communications—and moral clarity.