Outside the Beltway

Another setback for Teheran.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

Of leopards and faces.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

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.

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.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

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.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

Is Rafah the breaking point?

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

Two related questions.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

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

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

The inevitable has happened.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

A high-stakes move.

It’s . . . complicated.

What does “complete victory” look like?

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

A roundup of news and opinon.

It is escalating quickly.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

Nobody is keeping the gate.

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.