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

Commentary: Like Nasrallah in 2006, Iran’s strategy is victory through survival; Israel and the US realize airstrikes alone won’t topple the regime; weakening it could take years