Iran is waging its missile campaign against Israel and the Gulf states under conditions that would normally incapacitate a modern military. It has endured sustained, unchallenged air attacks; disruption of communications networks; and targeted killings of senior commanders. Yet despite…

Iran’s downing of two U.S. warplanes is the most striking evidence yet that, despite enormous military losses, Tehran can still significantly raise the cost of continuing the conflict for the U.S. and Israel. The shootdowns were the most successful demonstration of Iran’s…

With the US preparing options for a potential ground operation in Iran, Israel is unlikely to contribute manpower to the effort — a prospect that has drawn criticism among the American public but, experts say, reflects strategic calculations and operational…

After Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “total victory” in the conflict that followed. Yet more than two years later Israel’s enemies — while unquestionably weakened — are still standing. Hamas and its gunmen still rule over the…