Commentary: The USS George H.W. Bush is sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean to join the USS Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, signaling Washington is preparing for a prolonged war with Iran while aiming to secure oil routes and deter Houthi attacks

Opinion: A missile strike on the US radar at Al Udeid base highlights Qatar’s strategic contradiction; a Gulf ally hosting American forces while protecting Hamas leadership and financing networks tied to the war against Israel.

Opinion: The war’s critical objective should be halting Iran’s nuclear program and crippling its ballistic missile capabilities, forcing Tehran’s new leadership to accept the terms proposed by President Donald Trump’s envoys in earlier talks

Analysis: Despite vast rocket and drone arsenals, Iran’s strategy relies on intimidation and saturation, while Israel invests in precision strikes, intelligence dominance and layered defenses, highlighting a widening gap in modern military capability