The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear Hezbollah assets from southern Lebanon. The threat to Israeli border communities—which have been victimized by constant…

The Houthis’ August 23 attack on the Greek-flagged MV Sounion, nearly costing 25 seafarers their lives, now threatens to become among the largest environmental disasters in history should the tanker and its 150,000 metric tons of oil capsize. Houthi-broadcast images…

The United States must use this week’s Vienna meeting of atomic inspectors to stop Iran’s nuclear program from becoming a black box. Without being able to detect Tehran’s final leap to the bomb, or even how close it might be,…

America’s intelligence chief recently warned that Iran is preparing to take the final steps to produce a nuclear weapon, making it now mostly a matter of Tehran’s choice if and when to do so. This stark departure from routine U.S.…