Iran, Trump and Nuclear
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It is clear that Iran has suffered significant damage to its leadership, its military and industrial capabilities, and perhaps its nuclear program. The future of the region will be profoundly
Parts of Iran's nuclear network seem invulnerable without ground troops. Can Israel overcome that hurdle while minimizing danger to its own population?
There are growing tensions in the conservative movement over whether President Donald Trump should agree to a new nuclear deal with Iran or use force against it.
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Tactics without strategy: How Trump’s weakness and Netanyahu’s self-interest exploded in IranThe attacks bore the twin hallmarks of Israeli military actions under Netanyahu: Tactically brilliant but lacking any strategic vision
In recent months, however, Israel talked about a unique window of opportunity to strike Iranian facilities: Iran’s air defences had been damaged by Israeli attacks last year and its proxies in the region, part of what Tehran calls the Axis of Resistance, had been degraded, including Hezbollah.
This deal isn’t just about nuclear weapons. It’s about the future of the Middle East, the credibility of US foreign policy, and the strength of American leadership.
Israel's attack on Iran began as a campaign against its nuclear program but has already begun to morph into something far riskier: regime change. It is staking its strategy on deep US involvement, but fault lines between the two are already visible.
Israel’s latest strike on Iran had nothing to do with dismantling the Iranian (civilian) nuclear program. Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
Iran appears ready to retaliate if it faces too much pushback. It says this could be “proportionate,” although that leaves many options open.
The missile and air war that Israel and Iran have spent decades planning for has come, and it is spectacular and terrifying. Israeli officials say they need at least two weeks to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.
Israel’s attack on Iran has left a terrible regime with only terrible options — and created a narrow path to a better outcome for the region and world.