Behind the strikes and counterstrikes in the current Israel-Iran war stands the clash of two strategic doctrines, one animating Iran and the other animating Israel, that are both deeply flawed.

The move has been met with relief by the war-weary in Lebanon but there was still a possibility it could change its position ...

"The broader Lebanese population sees little strategic or national benefit in entangling their fragile country further in Iran’s own agenda, particularly after the heavy toll they have already paid," ...

An Iranian-backed regime and militant group once dominated Syria and Lebanon respectively. Now, both countries are hoping to ...

Over three decades, the hard-liners who control Iran’s regime had built up what seemed like a formidable system of deterrence. They stockpiled ballistic missiles. They developed and advanced a nuclear ...

Iran's resumé against America since the 1979 revolution includes taking hostages, playing a role in the Beirut embassy ...

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in ...

Is the war between Israel and Iran possibly the last crusade against state-sponsored religious violence and radical Islam?

These principles provide a framework for analyzing Israel’s airstrikes against the Iranian regime through a biblical ...

Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s ...

When Israel attacked Lebanon in September 2024, Fatima Kandil left her home in Beirut’s southern suburbs, known colloquially as Dahiyeh. As the area sustained wide-scale Israeli air strikes, many ...

Israel's command of Iranian air space leaves few obstacles in the way of its expanding bombardment, though it will struggle ...