A protracted conflict in the Middle East could help Russia's war effort in Ukraine.

Trump and Netanyahu are in this war for very different reasons. And that will soon show.

Assassinations provide a short-term political boost but lead to long-term disaster.

Proponents of foreign intervention in Iran are unlikely to get the sudden rupture and regime change they hope for.

A prolonged conflict is bound to disrupt the model of regional stability and economic prosperity the Gulf has pursued.

NGO ban and the blocking of aid due to closure of the border crossings are meant as another collective punishment.

The US and Israel declared regime change as their ultimate goal. That, however, would be difficult to achieve.

Scandal individualises corruption, creating a spectacle that redirects anger away from structural power.

Not even all Hindus and Jews find safety in the countries supposedly built to protect them.

Echoes of 2003: How Trump is using conflicting intel and homeland threats to justify a new escalation with Iran.