Reviewing Oliver Stone’s controversial film JFK in 1991, the late critic Roger Ebert stated that Stone’s film “is not a documentary, not a historical study and not a courtroom presentation, but a movie that weaves a myth... By John Allen Gay.

That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border. By Molly O'Toole.

The Pentagon has spent roughly $36 million on its initial class of U.S.-trained rebels—or $600,000 per anti-ISIS trainee. The average fighter makes between $200-$400 a month, depending on his skillset... By Nancy Youssef.

The agreement doesn’t guarantee that Tehran will never produce nuclear weapons—because no agreement could do so. By James Fallows.

Obama is enlisting the ambassadors of the UK, France and Germany to sell the agreement to Congress. By Michael Crowley.

Turkish air strikes in Syria last week signalled a new phase in a conflict that has left its bloody mark on every country in the region. But will the Turks now agree to US demands to cease all clandestine dealings with Islamic State? By Martin Chulov.