Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.
Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.
Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.
President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.
Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t want to see a stronger Iran.
Israel’s escalated offensive indicates that its aims go beyond dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.
Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.