That is, they attack adversaries, and when the adversary rebuilds, Israel merely attacks again. The United States is different. Americans see themselves as problem solvers, inclined to use their country’s might and its broad policy tool kit to fix things once and for all and then move on to the next problem.

The war between the US, Israel and Iran is intensifying. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the conflict as it enters its fourth week.

On two major occasions, the Trump administration has gestured at Israel being mostly responsible for major inflection points in the Iran war — even though the evidence on both counts isn’t totally clear.

The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States is sanctioning two more International Criminal Court judges for targeting Israel with politicized lawfare, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday.

Eight months after the last war—that short-lived one—in the region, Israel and the United States launched an extensive and powerful military attack against Iran on Saturday. This is an unprecedented episode in the history of the Middle East, both ...

The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, and Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation. Khamenei's body has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. Iran ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard) “Being pro-Israel means telling hard truths ...