Israel has long sought to gain a military advantage by degrading its adversaries’ military capabilities outside of times of direct conflict.
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Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
For decades, the US has been unequivocal in its support for Israel.
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.
The U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran raise uncomfortable questions about whether the post-1945 rules-based order still constrains the use of force by major powers.
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
What we know about the US and Israel strikes on Iran, which have killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.
Negotiations are possible between the US and Iran, but they will neither be easy nor likely to produce more than limited outcomes.
Trump’s first policy-driven overseas visit in his second term will be the Persian Gulf. Trade, Tehran talks and possibly Gaza will be on the agenda.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are taking credit for the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. It is expected to take effect one day before Biden leaves office.
Israel’s divided education system – based on nationality and religious observance – serves as a test case for exploring controversial education policies in America.
Ta-Nehisi Coates said going to Palestine, shortly before the Hamas attacks, was ‘a huge shock’ – and he felt a responsibility to yell about what he saw there. In The Message, he does just that.
Iran’s rial fell against the dollar just as Trump was claiming victory. The 2 events are linked, argues an expert on the Iranian economy.
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
A US counterterrorism expert explains the dynamics between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas – and why Hezbollah presents new risks for the US and other places globally.
With Israeli troops on the ground in Southern Lebanon, conflict in the Middle East escalates further. But Israel’s tried this before and hasn’t achieved its goals.
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
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