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You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

The hostages have been released, but the war appears back on.

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Deadlnes make deals.

The fall of the Assad regime is the end of the beginning.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

Another setback for Teheran.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

No, I am not kidding.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

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

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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.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

A high-stakes move.

It’s . . . complicated.

What does “complete victory” look like?

A roundup of news and opinon.

It is escalating quickly.