Beijing's muted response shows that when core interests are at stake, even close partners are expendable.

An arrangement that allows each side to claim it achieved its core goals is the most likely path out.

Iran’s regional ambitions are increasingly constrained by military limits, economic pressure, and internal fragility.

Daniel Levy, says that the US-Israel war on Iran is reckless and harms allies for Israel's benefit.

A US counterterrorism official’s resignation raises uncomfortable questions about a war few are willing to challenge

The Kharg Island strike shows how US force is calibrated to avoid disrupting global oil flows.

Marwan Bishara says Israel’s assassination of Larijani is calculated to prolong the war and bring about regime change.

The conflict has mutated into a zero-sum collision of competing messianic frameworks.

The Iranian regime is designed to survive power vacuums. That, however, does not mean it will survive the war unscathed.

Andreas Krieg says that US plans to deploy 2,500 marines to the Gulf is unlikely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.