
Missy Ryan
Staff Writer at The Atlantic
Staff writer at The Atlantic, covering national security, foreign policy and defense. Get in touch on Signal: mryan.86
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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.
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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.
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2 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Michael Scherer |Ashley Parker |Missy Ryan
Just four months ago, the Fox News host Steve Doocy gave a social-media send-off to his young producer Ariel Abergel, who had announced that he was leaving the network.
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2 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Missy Ryan |Jonathan Lemire
The last time President Donald Trump tried to send military forces into American streets to put down civil unrest, in June 2020, Pete Hegseth was positioned outside the White House with a Kevlar helmet and riot shield.
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3 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Missy Ryan |Ashley Parker
Things were going fine for Pete Hegseth, right up until a chance encounter with the world’s richest man. His pursuit of Donald Trump’s agenda at the Pentagon had made him a star among the president’s advisers. The former Fox News host had moved swiftly to roll back diversity initiatives in the military and to expand U.S. troops’ role in halting immigration at the southern border.
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