The Gulf Countries Can’t Take Much More
Iran is exposing their vulnerabilities.
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America’s and Israel’s Goals Are Already Colliding
Trump and Netanyahu seem to have very different ideas about how the war should end.
Something New Is Happening in Lebanon
For the first time, the country’s government is directly confronting a weakened Hezbollah.
‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’
Mojtaba Khamenei, a candidate to succeed his father as Iran’s supreme leader, is no reformer.
Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran
Tehran hopes that he will declare a hollow victory and abort the mission.
The Coming Invasion of Iran
The U.S. and Israel are arming Kurdish groups to stage an incursion. What could go wrong?
The Real Reason Trump Went to War
Trump has called for sending American forces to Iran since 1980. He finally has, and must own the consequences.
‘America Doesn’t Want My Children or Grandchildren’
The Cruz family spent years building a life in New York. Then the risks of staying became too great.
The Israel of October 6 Is Never Coming Back
The October 7 massacre transformed—and radicalized—Benjamin Netanyahu and the country he governs.
What Trump’s America Looks Like From China
That life is better in the U.S. is no longer an article of faith.