Analysis Netanyahu delivers defiant speech, remains weak leader as Israel struggles in Gaza Apart from hollow slogans, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered no solutions for freeing the hostages, ending the Hamas war or administering Gaza. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis Israel’s Yemen attack against Houthis warning to nuclear Iran While concerns grow in Israel over the continued drone and missile attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, the real threat remains that of Iran. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis Can Iran's new president challenge country's powerful hard-liners? From the revival of the nuclear deal and fixing the battered economy to easing hijab restrictions and improving women's rights, the Reformist president has made ambitious promises to the disillusioned electorate. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Analysis US rejects limited Israeli war in Lebanon, continues 2000-lb bomb freeze After the statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing the Biden administration of halting arms shipments to Israel, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant went to Washington for damage control. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis Hezbollah, Israel not seeking full-blown war but risk of miscalculation at peak By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense