Opinion: Leaders launched a war past leaders avoided; Now they face a pivotal choice — seek a deal to limit the fallout, or push ahead for a decisive victory that could reshape the region

Opinion: As Tehran threatens the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict exposes a broader contest over oil, China’s industrial advantage and America’s grip on the global economic order, with risks that could reverberate far beyond the Middle East

Opinion: The Gulf states have advanced military capabilities and, on paper, could carry out pinpoint strikes on targets in Iran, but a direct attack would cross a dangerous threshold and open an overt front with a regional power armed with a vast missile arsenal and proxy networks

Opinion: The terrorist organization could not avoid responding to the Israeli attack on Iran and the assassination of its greatest and most significant patron, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei