Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been totally clear: his goal in Iran is not simply destroying the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. It’s regime change. Not in order to promote democracy, but to cement Israel’s place as the dominant regional power. →

And now – after Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen – it’s Iran’s turn. Soon it will be easier to list the places in the Middle East that Israel hasn’t bombed in 2025. To justify its latest offensive, Tel Aviv, as usual, invoked its right to ‘self-defence’. And, as usual, Western leaders played follow-my-leader. ‘We affirm (…) →

Trump’s anti-war image helped win him reelection. After Israel’s attack on Iran, some MAGA loyalists are wondering if US foreign policy is now made in Jerusalem. →