As the Israel-Iran confrontation extends day after day, while officials claim it could last weeks, it’s useful to take a dispassionate look at the goals and likely outcomes. Readers will recall ...

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If there is concern about nuclear weapons, attention must also be directed at Israel, whose actions in Gaza have been labelled genocidal.This aggression undermines international norms and threatens ...

Israel-Iran tensions settle into Cold War-like standoff after U.S. airstrikes, with experts suggesting managed containment as ...

The U.S. attack on Iran signals a major shift for Israel's strategy for war in the Middle East — with potential long term pitfalls.

Israel also hopes that Trump can successfully place limits on Iran's ballistic missile supply, but this is even more uncertain.

Initiative eyeing partnerships with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait for a regional alliance to counter the Iran-China-Russia axis ...

Iran is closing in on nuclear weaponization. America and Israel need a strategy by Eric R. Mandel, opinion contributor - 08/29/24 9:45 AM ET ...

The fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire demands a deeper look at long-term consequences for geopolitics in the Middle East.

The United States appears to be moving closer to joining Israel’s conflict with Iran with a possible strike on the country’s ...

Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu talked of regime change in Iran. Instead they may have left the Islamic Republic ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natan Sachs of the Brookings Institution about Israel's potential long-term strategy.