The realpolitik binding Israel’s hand
Benjamin Netanyahu’s strikes on Iran were a breach of the IDF’s usual strategic calculus.
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Will Netanyahu upend the global economy?
A prolonged conflict could cause recessions in the West, decide the US election and strengthen Putin’s hand in Ukraine.
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Israel and Iran’s final reckoning
A full-blown conflict would have global consequences.
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A year of war and bloodshed
The situation in the Middle East is only getting more dangerous.
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A blood-dimmed tide washes over the Middle East
Israel has won several remarkable military victories – with a catastrophic human cost.
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Iran launches “dozens” of ballistic missiles at Israel
The IDF has vowed that “tonight’s event will have consequences”.
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Jared Kushner’s hubris in the Middle East
With the region on the brink of all-out war, rhetorical moderation is required.
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Netanyahu’s all-out war
The great survivor of Israeli politics is fighting for his future.
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The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh might make no difference
The region is locked in a struggle with no obvious end.
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Is Iran about to open up to the West?
The election of a reformist president suggests that the supreme leader is worried about the country’s global isolation.
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Israel’s two-front war
The presumption of inevitable war can be self-fulfilling.
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The rise of a new axis
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are all deeply hostile to the US and its allies – and they could…
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Iran after Raisi
The president’s death raises an urgent dilemma for the regime.
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The shocking death of Iran’s president
Ebrahim Raisi was the ultimate regime insider and his death has thrown the country into turmoil.
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Iran’s new doctrine has changed everything
In the days following Tehran’s missile and drone attack on Israel, flights out of Tel Aviv were booked solid.
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The age of danger
Order is breaking down as the great powers take sides in multiple wars.
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Israel and Iran’s deadly game
They bet that direct attacks would not lead to a disastrous escalation. The Middle East is now on the brink.
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Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed
The drone and missile strike conveyed as much weakness as it did strength.
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Will the Iran crisis split Rishi Sunak and David Cameron?
A new dividing line could emerge between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.
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The Iran attack changes everything
Lines have been crossed and the new state of affairs no longer has the same handrails.
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