Commentary

With geographic advantages and a direct line to the Trump administration, Islamabad is maneuvering to broker talks – but its credibility is tested by domestic unrest and broken alliances.

With US-Iran talks unfolding under live fire, Washington must extract ironclad commitments on nuclear disarmament, missile limits, and economic pressure – or risk watching the regime recover.

War with Turkey is not assumed. It is planned for, and failure to plan makes it more likely and more destructive.

The expectation that regime change in Iran would automatically yield a fundamentally more moderate and less hostile foreign policy appears, at the very least, highly questionable.

As Iran stepped up attacks on Gulf states’ energy facilities, President Donald Trump concluded it was better to abandon the ultimatum he issued to Tehran on Saturday. Such a strike would have run counter to the war aims Trump himself had set.

Washington appears to have been negotiating with Tehran for two days without Jerusalem's knowledge; now two outcomes loom – Iranian surrender or a US exit deal.

he overthrow of the Islamic regime must remain the central strategic goal in Israel's historic struggle against Iran. In any reality where the regime remains in power, it will seek to rehabilitate its offensive capabilities and the "Axis of Resistance," and once again advance, at the opportune moment, the vision of Israel’s destruction.

Pressure over the Strait of Hormuz is real – but letting Tehran dictate the agenda would be a strategic mistake.

What the West misreads as resilience is an advanced-stage breakdown – and the hiding of Khamenei's heir tells you everything you need to know.

Striking Iran is important to set back its capabilities, but Israel must ensure it doesn't cross the point where the damage it sustains exceeds the damage it inflicts. Question marks are expected to multiply in the coming days.