Outside the Beltway

After years of proxy battles, Israel and Iran are on the brink of a direct fight.

Breaking News

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

What we know a day later.

A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.

The Israeli military says they got their man after years of intelligence collection.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

My thoughts on what we know now.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

The fight has now expanded to a third front.

The war cabinet is gone. He now owns the war completely.

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

This is only “one alternative, and this is being murdered.”

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

Two related questions.

The dance continues.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The inevitable has happened.