Analysis As world awaits Israel's response to Iran, can US help stave off ‘all-out war’? Benjamin Netanyahu mulls four options to respond to Iran, the US moves goalposts on containing the war, the Gulf looks for assurances on oil assets and more. By Andrew Parasiliti , Week in Review
Analysis Iran's Khamenei seeks to navigate between defiance, de-escalation after missile salvo In his first public Friday sermon in over four years, the Iranian leader demonstrated defiance yet seemed keen to avoid further escalation by signaling to Israel that Tehran has no appetite for a direct confrontation and prefers its regional proxies to wage the limited battle on its behalf. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Iranian oil tankers flee crude loading site amid fears of Israeli attack US President Joe Biden was asked Thursday whether he would support Israel attacking Iranian oil infrastructure, and in off-the-cuff remarks, he said his administration was “discussing” it. Iran