Opinion: Under US president’s leadership, global diplomacy is giving way to raw power; allies like Israel may benefit short-term, but in Trump’s world, strength rules and even friends risk becoming targets

Opinion: Hundreds of thousands are protesting across much of Iran, including religious strongholds, yet the numbers fall short of regime change, and Israel’s silence is unsettling Tehran as much as Washington’s warnings

Analysis: Operation to capture  Maduro had economic, strategic, and political reasons, only some of which are justified; The doctrine behind the move, the interest in Caracas' oil reserves, the blows to Putin and Iran, the possibility that China will copy and  the lesson for Netanyahu

The explosions heard overnight in Caracas were not isolated, but the latest stage in a broader campaign; Trump has moved from threats to action, with strikes on military sites, airports and power systems aimed at crippling the regime, not drug gangs