Rajeev Deshpande
The debate over whether the bunker-buster bombs destroy uranium storage and processing facilities may take longer to settle, but Iran’s theocrats have plenty to chew on
As soon as we made the deal, Israel came out and dropped a load of bombs, US President said
The Iranian regime is being thinned out. Whoever is in power in Tehran at the end of this conflict is likely to be radically different. It could be a new version of the same regime. It could be a descent into Syria-like chaos. And the regime may end with a whimper, not a bang, and it may be replaced with something equally unpleasant or worse
The geography from Ukraine to Aden is infectious because smaller fires can easily join the conflagration
Benjamin Netanyahu and Meir Dagan, former Mossad chief, had fought about the right M.O. against Tehran. Israel has settled that debate now. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is at its strategic weakest since the Iran-Iraq War
While Operation Sindoor’s precision strikes showed convergence of Indian and Israeli strategies, Pakistan’s tactics mirrored those of Hamas and Hezbollah
The US president’s foreign policy is mercantilist, not isolationist. But after four months in office, he owns more of the world disorder than he might like
The resumption of the Gaza war is meant to preserve Netanyahu’s government, not bring the remaining hostages back