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 ...

An expert in Middle Eastern affairs suggests that an 'increasingly confident' Israel is capitalizing on the region's instability to neutralize a 'long-standing enemy'. After successful campaigns ...

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

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

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.

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.