Despite the boasts of victory, it is not clear that the Iranian threat has been removed, that Israel's political risk has improved, or that military spending can be contained

If the cease-fire holds, the key questions are whether the U.S. can reach a tougher nuclear deal with Iran and whether Netanyahu agreed to concessions in Gaza as part of the…

The Iranian nuclear programme has been set back, but it may also have been entrenched and invigorated