Reporting Iran: Hopes, Fears, and What Happens When the Bombing Campaign Ends

As the Trump administration’s war against Iran continues with no clear endgame in sight, views from inside the Islamic Republic and among the large Iranian diaspora are decidedly mixed. 

The despotic clerical regime is widely despised but deeply entrenched. Meanwhile, the sustained bombing campaign by the United States and Israel is creating humanitarian, political, and economic crises with far-reaching consequences. 

A webinar on March 25, 2026, will discuss the war and the questions it raises. It will feature three Pulitzer Center grantees: Iranian filmmakers Andy Sarjahani and Elahe Esmaili, along with Politico’s senior foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi. What outcomes are they hoping for? What do they fear? What should the United States do after the bombing campaign ends?

Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley will moderate the event.

Sarjahani and Esmaili's documentaries, released byThe New Yorker and The New York Times, respectively provide a powerful inside look at how the crisis in Iran reached this point. The Pulitzer Center will feature short excerpts of The Smallest Power and A Move during the webinar.

Please share with us any questions you have for the speakers, and register for the event.