Isaac Stanley-Becker

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Atlantic writer and author of a book about Europe Email: [email protected] Signal: isaacstanleybecker.48 Bluesky: https://t.co/Q6NwRsoidz

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Articles

Trump’s Two-Week Window for Diplomacy Was a Smoke Screen

6 days ago | theatlantic.com | Michael Scherer |Missy Ryan |Isaac Stanley-Becker |Shane Harris |Jonathan Lemire

Well, he did it. He actually did it. President Donald Trump had insisted for months that he wanted the ultimate deal with Iran, one that would put a definitive end to the country’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon. As late as Thursday, he’d suggested that Iran’s leaders would have up to two more weeks to negotiate. But at that point, he had already made up his mind: The United States was going to bomb Iran.
MAGA Is at War With Itself Over Iran

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Jonathan Lemire |Isaac Stanley-Becker

The MAGA movement usually displays remarkable unity in attacking the left. But Israel’s military assault on Iran has splintered President Donald Trump’s coalition, as rival factions fight over the true meaning of an “America First” foreign policy. Right-wing figures have descended into vicious debate over whether the White House should take a more active role in Israel’s bombardment of Iran—one that, with American help, could dismantle Tehran’s nuclear program or even lead to regime change.
A Very Different Anniversary Celebration

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

As tanks roll through Washington today to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday—and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump—Europe is commemorating a different anniversary, not with combat vehicles but with a passenger liner moored near a riverbank. Dignitaries from across Europe are gathering in Schengen, a riparian village in Luxembourg, to celebrate the creation of an international agreement to abolish controls at their countries’ common borders.
A Very Different Anniversary Celebration

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

9 hours agoIran sends a second wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel at the close of the day on Friday, which began with Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Read Euronews' report of the day's dramatic events as they happened here.
How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

To pull off the most ambitious and sophisticated attack in the long history of antagonism between the Middle East’s preeminent powers, covert Israeli agents set up a drone base deep inside Iranian territory. They recruited disaffected Iranians to aid their cause. They smuggled weapons systems across enemy lines.
What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Missy Ryan |Jonathan Lemire |Isaac Stanley-Becker

As Israeli jets streaked over the Middle East last evening, President Donald Trump’s key aides were making preparations for their next round of nuclear talks with Iran, hoping to cement their boss’s reputation as the world’s top dealmaker. For weeks, Trump had been warning Iran to accept the agreement that his envoy, Steve Witkoff, had offered, under which Tehran would receive sanctions relief in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program and ending its uranium enrichment.
The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

When President Donald Trump blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for the deadly January crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, some aviation officials were appalled. Some were simply perplexed. But few officials inside the Federal Aviation Administration took the president’s remarks seriously. Not so for the political leadership of the Department of Transportation.
Steve Witkoff, the ‘Amateur Diplomat’

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

Steve Witkoff emptied his backpack on the conference table in his second-floor office, in the West Wing. He wanted to show me a pager given to him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials of the Mossad. The pager commemorates the intricate operation in which Israel detonated handheld devices used by Hezbollah, the Iranian-sponsored Lebanese militant group, killing or maiming thousands of its operatives.
The ‘Amateur Diplomat’

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

Steve Witkoff emptied his backpack on the conference table in his second-floor office, in the West Wing. He wanted to show me a pager given to him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials of the Mossad. The pager commemorates the intricate operation in which Israel detonated handheld devices used by Hezbollah, the Iranian-sponsored Lebanese militant group, killing or maiming thousands of its operatives.
Inside Mike Waltz’s White House Exit

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss. But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially within the first 100 days of the new administration. The 100-day mark passed yesterday.