The three clocks of the Iran war
Trump is racing against the midterms, Iran is betting on endurance, and Netanyahu needs a war with no end.

Trump is racing against the midterms, Iran is betting on endurance, and Netanyahu needs a war with no end.









Israel wants to expand in the Middle East. Its failure to defeat Iran is a major setback for its hegemonic plans.
Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism – is still very much present.
Israel is destroying the Status Quo to establish full control over Muslim and Christian religious life at holy sites.
The US blockade is killing not just a failing state, but six decades of a small island extending global solidarity.
Trump needs to take decisive action to secure regional peace and a win in the midterm elections.
The past month and a half have shown that the nature of modern warfare is shifting.
A governing arrangement for the strait can and must be developed based on law and fact.
Even if the talks fail to produce a deal, a return to an all-out war may still be averted.
Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.
A Middle Eastern country has for the first time single-handedly checked the war-making capabilities of the US and Israel