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Riyadh has several military options, say analysts, but all of them carry risks, too.

Trump has tied the end of his war on Iran to the midterms. But with Iran holding firm, the political cost is mounting.

Ahead of Israel’s national elections, Netanyahu reaches for an old playbook: grievance, blame-shifting and victimhood.

Israeli Defence Ministry asserts operational control over strategic highland; Hezbollah yet to comment.

Three years on, October 7 is central to Israeli politics as Netanyahu faces pressure and deflects blame for his failures

Spiraling costs of Israel’s conflicts deepen rift between finance and defense ministries ahead of budget decisions.

Six months into the US-Israel war on Iran, the governments in the three countries are fighting political wars at home.

The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.

Altalena wreck fuels Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir rivalry, with each claiming to be heir of Irgun militia.

The settlement threatens Palestinian statehood. But it could help Israel’s PM, other far-right leaders before elections.



