HN Atlas
← All topics

Iran and regional Middle East conflict

Iranian domestic crisis, Israel-Iran conflict, and regional Middle East security tensions.

4,731 stories · 83 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

The pace of conversation

Posts per month

2020-01: 119 posts2020-02: 34 posts2020-03: 36 posts2020-04: 26 posts2020-05: 15 posts2020-06: 20 posts2020-07: 40 posts2020-08: 62 posts2020-09: 36 posts2020-10: 36 posts2020-11: 37 posts2020-12: 49 posts2021-01: 30 posts2021-02: 33 posts2021-03: 32 posts2021-04: 34 posts2021-05: 67 posts2021-06: 56 posts2021-07: 59 posts2021-08: 65 posts2021-09: 55 posts2021-10: 45 posts2021-11: 40 posts2021-12: 29 posts2022-01: 41 posts2022-02: 28 posts2022-03: 40 posts2022-04: 22 posts2022-05: 29 posts2022-06: 18 posts2022-07: 44 posts2022-08: 39 posts2022-09: 70 posts2022-10: 70 posts2022-11: 41 posts2022-12: 47 posts2023-01: 30 posts2023-02: 50 posts2023-03: 41 posts2023-04: 19 posts2023-05: 26 posts2023-06: 19 posts2023-07: 32 posts2023-08: 33 posts2023-09: 19 posts2023-10: 185 posts2023-11: 91 posts2023-12: 70 posts2024-01: 96 posts2024-02: 56 posts2024-03: 36 posts2024-04: 61 posts2024-05: 48 posts2024-06: 26 posts2024-07: 23 posts2024-08: 44 posts2024-09: 73 posts2024-10: 41 posts2024-11: 30 posts2024-12: 56 posts2025-01: 32 posts2025-02: 16 posts2025-03: 35 posts2025-04: 27 posts2025-05: 28 posts2025-06: 113 posts2025-07: 65 posts2025-08: 68 posts2025-09: 80 posts2025-10: 71 posts2025-11: 61 posts2025-12: 71 posts2026-01: 151 posts2026-02: 95 posts2026-03: 407 posts2026-04: 210 posts2026-05: 103 posts2026-06: 100 posts2026-07: 82 posts2026-08: 92 posts2026-09: 75 posts
2020-012026-09

Posts per month · first and latest months may be partial.

01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
20261,315 stories
Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car↗ bbc.com · HN · 419 comments · 1256 points · Mar 16, 2026
Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story↗ timesofisrael.com · HN · 1055 comments · 1606 points · Mar 16, 2026
The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran↗ cnn.com · HN · 2651 comments · 1207 points · Feb 28, 2026
IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report↗ dropsitenews.com · HN · 997 comments · 2084 points · Feb 24, 2026
Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal↗ iranintl.com · HN · 728 comments · 908 points · Jan 26, 2026
2025667 stories
How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized↗ cnn.com · HN · 1364 comments · 1205 points · Oct 02, 2025
Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza↗ middleeasteye.net · HN · 1446 comments · 1415 points · Sep 16, 2025
IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites↗ haaretz.com · HN · 1122 comments · 1455 points · Jun 28, 2025
U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites↗ bbc.co.uk · HN · 3848 comments · 1247 points · Jun 22, 2025
Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta↗ dropsitenews.com · HN · 960 comments · 1214 points · Apr 11, 2025
2024590 stories
ICC issues warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas officials↗ icc-cpi.int · HN · 1023 comments · 890 points · Nov 21, 2024
Dozens of Hezbollah members said to be seriously injured as devices explode↗ timesofisrael.com · HN · 23 comments · 708 points · Sep 17, 2024
Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon↗ reuters.com · HN · 2528 comments · 1076 points · Sep 17, 2024
Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices↗ theguardian.com · HN · 1353 comments · 783 points · May 05, 2024
'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza↗ 972mag.com · HN · 1433 comments · 1418 points · Apr 03, 2024
2023615 stories
Maersk ship hit by missile in the Red Sea↗ gcaptain.com · HN · 472 comments · 199 points · Dec 31, 2023
You've just been fucked by psyops [video]↗ media.ccc.de · HN · 423 comments · 467 points · Dec 28, 2023
Sinead O’Connor has died↗ irishtimes.com · HN · 21 comments · 158 points · Jul 26, 2023
Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise unveiled women↗ reuters.com · HN · 41 comments · 63 points · Apr 08, 2023
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye↗ earthquake.usgs.gov · HN · 12 comments · 67 points · Feb 06, 2023
2022489 stories
Iranian man who lived in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years dies↗ theguardian.com · HN · 149 comments · 345 points · Nov 12, 2022
Tell HN: A hacker's life is in danger, your awareness may be life saving↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 103 comments · 957 points · Nov 05, 2022
Tell HN: The Internet situation inside Iran↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 183 comments · 1045 points · Sep 29, 2022
As unrest grows, Iran restricts access to Instagram, WhatsApp↗ reuters.com · HN · 236 comments · 355 points · Sep 22, 2022
CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach torture techniques↗ theguardian.com · HN · 416 comments · 534 points · Mar 15, 2022
2021545 stories
A Tunguska size burst destroyed Tall el-Hammam, Bronze Age city in Jordan Valley↗ nature.com · HN · 342 comments · 653 points · Sep 21, 2021
Israel tries to limit fallout from the Pegasus spyware scandal↗ homelandsecuritynewswire.com · HN · 304 comments · 419 points · Aug 02, 2021
Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus↗ telex.hu · HN · 509 comments · 612 points · Jul 20, 2021
Haiti’s President Is Assassinated↗ nytimes.com · HN · 403 comments · 471 points · Jul 07, 2021
Help users in Iran reconnect to Signal↗ signal.org · HN · 388 comments · 1171 points · Feb 04, 2021
2020510 stories
Beirut Port Explosion↗ forensic-architecture.org · HN · 199 comments · 1215 points · Nov 19, 2020
Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at Extradition Trial↗ dissenter.substack.com · HN · 214 comments · 301 points · Sep 18, 2020
Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives↗ maritime-executive.com · HN · 518 comments · 632 points · Aug 14, 2020
Satellite images of the Beirut explosion site – before and after↗ cdn.knightlab.com · HN · 218 comments · 394 points · Aug 05, 2020
Suspect is arrested in grisly killing of tech CEO Fahim Saleh↗ nytimes.com · HN · 257 comments · 306 points · Jul 17, 2020
Scroll through time ↕

02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran↗ wsj.com · HN · 452 comments · 529 points · Sep 15, 2026
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds↗ theguardian.com · HN · 307 comments · 354 points · Sep 17, 2026
Israeli Minister Threatens Filmmakers' Citizenship over Gaza Documentary↗ reutersconnect.com · HN · 90 comments · 332 points · Sep 15, 2026
Houthis 'take control' of key island in global shipping route↗ bbc.com · HN · 711 comments · 394 points · Sep 11, 2026
US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four↗ reuters.com · HN · 139 comments · 200 points · Sep 18, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran↗ wsj.com · HN · 452 comments · 529 points · Sep 15, 2026
Houthis 'take control' of key island in global shipping route↗ bbc.com · HN · 711 comments · 394 points · Sep 11, 2026
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds↗ theguardian.com · HN · 307 comments · 354 points · Sep 17, 2026
Israeli Minister Threatens Filmmakers' Citizenship over Gaza Documentary↗ reutersconnect.com · HN · 90 comments · 332 points · Sep 15, 2026
US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four↗ reuters.com · HN · 139 comments · 200 points · Sep 18, 2026
Iranian banks' SSL certificates are being revoked due to OFAC sanctions↗ digiato.global · HN · 209 comments · 105 points · Sep 14, 2026
US refuses payout for soldiers who died in Iran 'because it isn't a war'↗ telegraph.co.uk · HN · 49 comments · 96 points · Sep 07, 2026
Palantir's Co-Founder Wants Us Less Judgmental About Deadly Iran School Strike↗ motherjones.com · HN · 31 comments · 93 points · Sep 26, 2026
U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says↗ nytimes.com · HN · 13 comments · 52 points · Sep 17, 2026
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed↗ theguardian.com · HN · 6 comments · 49 points · Sep 10, 2026

10 stories shown.

Help shape Hacker Atlas

Useful, confusing, or missing something? I’d love to hear.

Your feedback is private. Your email is only used to reply, never to sign you up for a newsletter.