Years of painstaking intelligence work went into the operation that activated vast networks of operatives and involved multiple layers of subterfuge

The Israeli strikes aren't about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change

De-escalation is in the overwhelming interest of most countries in the region and the world, and we could see many extend a hand to help bring the conflict to an end

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory

From spiking crude to dwindling confidence, the sudden and unprecedented escalation between these two regional powers has sent markets into a tailspin