Shots of belching flames at the world’s first seven-star hotel aren’t the images Dubai wants Instagram influencers to share after decades spent cultivating the glittering city’s brand as a unique global hub of peace and prosperity. Nor will the shots of fallen missile debris do anything for the reputation of …

The Tehran regime’s octopus may have lost its head, but its tentacles still grip the country and the region. The joint military campaign by the United States and Israel launched on February 28 has not only targeted the regime’s ballistic missile program and military installations. It has also eliminated many …

Washington Institute experts assess the immediate implications of U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran, including the regime’s future after major leadership losses, reactions inside Iran and Lebanon, the fallout for the Gulf states, the contours of potential diplomacy once the fighting stops, and more. The statements made by President Trump and …