For the first time, Jerusalem and its cultural treasures are in the crosshairs of a missile war

No upside for the U.S. comes to mind from the latest Middle East upheaval, going by the economic payback Trump likes to get from wars

Lebanon's Health Ministry reported at least 20 were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, including children in Sidon, as the IDF targeted infrastructure such as a bridge over the Litani River. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Beirut will 'pay a price' until Hezbollah is disarmed

In 2022, Israel elected its most right-wing government ever. At least three wars later, a breakdown of Israeli voters show not much has changed, but Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners are stagnating

Kharg Island is the primary terminal through which nearly all of Iran's oil exports pass. Similar to Venezuela, anti-Iran hawks have urged Trump to seize control of the island and Iran's oil exports – Trump threatened to target its oil infrastructure should Iran block the Strait of Hormuz

Israel has become a country that goes to war only because it identifies weakness in its neighbors – which is exactly what its enemies did on October 7, and they too quickly regretted it

He orchestrated Iran's massacre of protesters. He is also a philosopher who has written books on Kant. The writings of Ali Larijani, the Islamic Republic's top security official, reveal an elusive and multifaceted figure

Netanyahu continues to urge Herzog to grant him a presidential pardon over his ongoing criminal cases, as Herzog discouraged Trump's remarks as a 'blatant attack' on Israel's sovereignty and governance