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Yaroslav Trofimov

ARTICLES BY YAROSLAV TROFIMOV

An image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a ceremony in Tehran this month.

Iran is returning to nuclear talks no longer afraid of America

7 min read . 17 Jun 2026

The conflicts raging around the world are, of course, different in many respects. (Pexel)

The world’s great powers are learning they have limits

7 min read . 10 Jun 2026

LIVE | Putin May Take ‘Nuclear’ Action After Deadly Starobelsk Horror, Kyiv on Alert |Russia-Ukraine

Europe is starting to think Putin will expand the war beyond Ukraine

6 min read . 27 May 2026

A soldier in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The country is offering its hard-won expertise and counterdrone technology to other countries.

How the war in Iran helped Ukraine go from problem to solution

8 min read . 23 May 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony after the 2021 Victory Day parade in Moscow.

Putin’s Strongman Image Is Fading as Ukraine Brings War Home to Russia

7 min read . 07 May 2026

Smoke billows from the Fujairah oil industry zone.

Gulf states fear an emboldened Iran is taking advantage of a hesitant US

5 min read . 06 May 2026

The Gulf states are grappling with how to survive next to an emboldened Iran. (REUTERS)

Gulf states fear an emboldened Iran after Trump’s cease-fire

6 min read . 08 Apr 2026

President Donald Trump at the White House, Monday. AP/PTI (AP)

Allies fear they are tied to an erratic US and now have nowhere to turn

6 min read . 07 Apr 2026

Ships moored at Oman's Muscat Anchorage.

Control over Strait of Hormuz will determine who wins the war

6 min read . 03 Apr 2026

People attend the funeral of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib at Tehran's Grand Mosque amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 20, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran believes it’s winning—and wants a steep price to end the war

6 min read . 21 Mar 2026

Smoke rising from a fire at Dubai International Airport on Monday.

Gulf states want the US to cripple Iranian regime before ending war

5 min read . 18 Mar 2026

Smoke rises following strikes near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran.

Ending Iran war quickly carries big risks for the US and allies

5 min read . 12 Mar 2026

Smoke rises over Tehran after weekend airstrikes took aim at oil depots.

US and Iran predicted a very different war than the one now being waged

6 min read . 10 Mar 2026

It usually takes two or even three interceptors, such as missiles for the Patriot or Thaad systems, to shoot down one ballistic missile.

Gulf states in race against time to repel Iran’s counterattack

5 min read . 03 Mar 2026

A new joint venture is combining German manufacturing with Ukrainian engineering to mass-produce the Linza drone. (Photo: Lucia Blahova for WSJ)

Ukraine depended on western weaponry. Now that script has flipped.

6 min read . 02 Mar 2026

In the U.A.E. alone, Iran killed three people and injured 58 after firing 165 ballistic missiles and 541 drones, most of which have been intercepted, according to the Defense Ministry. (REUTERS)

By striking its neighbours, Iran has deepened the Gulf’s resolve to fight back

5 min read . 02 Mar 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Saturday at the security summit in Munich.

US and Europe, no longer kindred souls, enter a marriage of convenience

5 min read . 16 Feb 2026

Concrete barriers near Marijampole along Lithuania’s border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Patrick Wack/Inland for WSJ

A wargame shows just how vulnerable Europe is to a Russian attack

8 min read . 05 Feb 2026

President Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.

The West stepped back from the brink. But Europe’s distrust of America lingers.

5 min read . 23 Jan 2026

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. (AFP)

Alarm over Trump’s Greenland threat gives way to uncertainty around future deal

3 min read . 22 Jan 2026