Iran Deal

The talks in Switzerland may have calmed markets and lowered the volume for a day. They have not answered the question that matters: Is Iran being forced to retreat or merely being paid to pause?

Vance also said that a mechanism to ensure the ceasefire in the Middle East would last had been established, and that efforts were coordinated with Israel and Arab countries.

"We respect President Trump, but first of all, the soldiers of Israel, our fighters, our citizens. The security of Israel's civilians comes first," he said.

There is an interesting debate going on in Israel about when and where the country must listen to Trump imposing limits to maintain his support on other critical military and other issues.

The success of mutual assured destruction during the Cold War does not automatically guarantee its success in every geopolitical context.

We haven't forgotten what you did for us. We won't, and if we did, history would remind us. You brought our hostages home when most of us had quietly given up believing it could happen. 

If the opposition coalition is still unable to reach the 61-seat threshold for a governing coalition, it will have to make a painful decision.

A Hezbollah attack that killed four IDF soldiers underscores the limits of the emerging US-Iran understanding, as Israel continues to face active threats on its northern border.

A war that began with direct Israeli stakes is now being concluded through a framework shaped largely by Washington, Tehran, and Islamabad.

A poll published by Channel 12 last Thursday showed that 71% of Israelis do not trust Trump to look out for them in the Iran deal.