War in the Middle East

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Briefing

Israel’s blitz on Iran is fraught with uncertainty

Much hinges on the stubborn supreme leader and America’s mercurial president

Leaders

Where will the Iran-Israel war end?

In a worse place if Donald Trump rushes in

Middle East & Africa

Will the Iran war trigger a refugee crisis?

People are fleeing the big cities. The borders are quiet—for now

Middle East & Africa

Inside the spy dossier that led Israel to war

We review its secret intelligence on Iranian nukes 

Graphic detail

How do America’s huge bunker-busting bombs work?

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator may struggle to wipe out the deepest nuclear facilities

Middle East & Africa

Trump draws ever closer to strikes on Iran

The president demands “unconditional surrender” from the clerical regime

Middle East & Africa

The Arab world thinks differently about this Iran war

A new spectator sport with scary consequences

Briefing

Israel’s race to kill Iran’s nuclear dream

If it fails the regime could make a frantic dash for a bomb

Briefing

Will Iran’s hated regime implode? 

Trump calls for Tehran to “immediately evacuate”

Middle East & Africa

Trump’s three excruciating choices on Iran

Israel started the Iran war. Only America can finish it

Middle East & Africa

The Israel-Iran war is now a brutal test of staying power

Both sides have prepared for an air and missile war for decades 

Middle East & Africa

This time Hizbullah isn’t helping Iran

A once fearsome militia is sitting out the war