Analysis - Israel / Iran

Explore analysis including the risk of a second war, implications of the attacks, U.S. involvment, Israel’s end game, the nuclear allegation, and weapons stockpiling.

• Iran's Missile Program - Iran Watch 475026
• Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Programme - Bellingcat 17.12.25 506963
• Could Israel be planning a second war on Iran? - Al Jazeera 24.07.25 483369
• Mainstream Media Beat the Drums for War With Iran - Jacobin 10.07.25 479524
• The Israeli-Iranian rivalry is yet to be over, but Israel is already getting ready to take on Türkiye - TFF 05.07.25 480732
• Q&A: Twelve days that shook the region: Inside the Iran-Israel war - ACLED 04.07.25 479154
• The US and Israel’s attack may have left Iran stronger - Conversation 02.07.25 478201
• The attacks on Iran didn’t achieve anything more than harm non-proliferation - Al Jazeera 30.06.25 476706
• Podcast: Who's the real bully of the Middle East - Intercept 28.06.25 480017
• Why manufacturing consent for war with Iran failed this time - Al Jazeera 28.06.25 476712
• US didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear programme: Here’s what new intel says - Al Jazeera 25.06.25 476515
• Iran vs the US and Israel — Kabuki Theater on Steroids - Son of the New American Revolution 24.06.25 479094
• Netanyahu’s Iran gamble pays off, at least for himself - Prospect 24.06.25 475809
• Is the 12-day Israel-Iran war really over – and who gained what? - Al Jazeera 24.06.25 475670
• How the US and Israel Used Rafael Grossi to Hijack the IAEA and Start a War on Iran - TFF 23.06.25 479096
• Regime Change in Iran Will Not End Well - Jacobin 23.06.25 476631
• The US and Israel’s War on Iran and the Lie of ‘Peace Through Strength’ - CD 23.06.25 476562
• What the US and Israel really want from Iran - Al Jazeera 23.06.25 476506
• Can Ayatollah Khamenei, and Iran’s Theocracy, Survive This War? - NewYorker 23.06.25 475491
• What Bombs Can’t Do in Iran - NYT 23.06.25 475811
• The War Justification Game: Israel, Iran and the Collapse of Moral Credibility - Biljana Vankovska 21.06.25 476378
• The Key Nuclear Allegation that started the Iran-Israeli War was Coaxed from a Palantir Counter-Intelligence Algorithm - Conflicts Forum 20.06.25 476379
• Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal? - Al Jazeera 20.06.25 476015
• The Invention of the Iranian Threat - CommonDreams 20.06.25 475059
• ‘Says one thing, does another’: What’s Trump’s endgame in Iran? - Al Jazeera 19.06.25 475038
• How the militaries of Israel and Iran compare - AP News 19.06.25 475029
• Why Israel wants US bunker busters to hit Iran’s Fordow nuclear site - Al Jazeera 19.06.25 474846
• The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: Netanyahu’s war has no visible exit - 19.06.25 474881
• A brief guide to Iranian ballistic missiles - Action on Armed Violence 19.06.25 475007
• Escalate to de-escalate? What options does Iran have to end Israel war? - Al Jazeera 19.06.25 476012
• Can Israel destroy Tehran's nuclear programme? - King's College London 19.06.25 474919
• The Bigger Picture in the Iran-Israel Conflict: Russia, Missiles, Militias, and More - Washington Institute 19.06.25 474940
• On Edge: The Israel-Iran War Holds the Region in Bated Breath - Institute for International Political Studies 19.06.25 475019
• Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War: Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finit… 475008
• How long can Israel and Iran fight, and how is it impacting US stockpiles? - Al Arabiya 19.06.25 474794
• Iran–Israel conflict: Iran has run out of good options: a new balance of power is emerging in the Middle East – and it is tilting heavily in favour of Israel - Chatham House … 475023
• Israel-Iran Conflict: Recent Updates and Strategic and Operational Implications - SpecialEurasia 19.06.25 474920
• How Israel’s dangerous new grand strategy has set the Middle East on fire - MECGA 19.06.25 474918
• Iran capable of prolonged campaign with 'advanced missiles': Tehran 'has the resolve and the ability to continue and to sustain the attacks,' former Israeli intelligence offi… 475006
• Israel’s attack and the limits of Iran’s missile strategy - The International Institute for Strategic Studies 18.06.25 475028
• What the world thinks of the Israel-Iran conflict - GZero 18.06.25 474799
• Iran’s Ballistic Missile Programs: Background And Context – Analysis - Eurasia Review 18.06.25 475025
• Iran After the Israeli Strikes: Regime Change Remains Unlikely but Not Impossible - New Lines Institute 18.06.25 474798
• Political Divisions Over Israel’s Iran Attack Highlight Tough Choices for Trump - Arab Center Washington DC. 18.06.25 475014
• How has Iran managed to pierce through Israel’s air defence systems? - Al Jazeera 18.06.25 476021
• Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine - NY Times 18.06.25 474792
• Where Does India Stand on the Israel-Iran Conflict? - FP 18.06.25 474796
• Israel and Iran at War: How Does This End? - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 18.06.25 475020
• U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence - Council on Foreign Relations 18.06.25 474936
• Mapping Iran’s most significant strikes on Israel - Al Jazeera 18.06.25 476022
• The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead - Middle East Institute 18.06.25 474935
• Even if Russia loses another Mideast ally, it stands to profit from the chaos - CNN 18.06.25 474797
• Iran’s Mach 15 speeding solid-fueled ballistic missiles penetrate Israel’s air defense - Interesting Engineering 18.06.25 475024
• Israel-Iran 2025: Developments in Iran’s nuclear programme and military action - House of Commons Library 17.06.25 474959
• The Campaign against Iran: Situation Assessment, Dilemmas, and Implications - Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) 17.06.25 474934
• Explainer: The Iranian Armed Forces - Institute for the Study of War 17.06.25 475005
• Will Israeli strikes impede Iran’s defense exports to Russia? - Breaking Defense 17.06.25 474944
• Netanyahu’s Iran gambit aimed to realign the world behind Israel. It may backfire - +972 Magazine 17.06.25 474948
• Israel and Iran: A War with No Off-Ramp - Just Security 17.06.25 474947
• How long can it last? Israel and Iran’s endurance battle - Financial Times 17.06.25 474942
• Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran; what he means is regime destruction - Guardian 17.06.25 474554
• Israel and Iran At War: What Comes Next? - CSIS 17.06.25 474642
• Where do we go from here? Day 5 of the Israel-Iran war - Middle East Institute 17.06.25 474640
• Iran-Israel Conflict: A Quicklook Analysis of Operation Rising Lion - U.S. Naval Institute 17.06.25 474950
• Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reviving Regime Change Mania - Jacobin 17.06.25 474649
• Israel and Iran: A War with No Off-Ramp - Just Security 17.06.25 474639
• Israeli air power reigns over Iran, but needs US for deeper impact - Reuters 17.06.25 474638
• Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme - or its nuclear ambitions - Guardian 17.06.25 474651
• Three Endgame Scenarios for Netanyahu's Iran War – and Why None of Them Add Up - Haaretz 17.06.25 475010
• Israel strikes Iran: Is the world close to a nuclear radiation incident? - Al Jazeera 17.06.25 474619
• How Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun and hobble Iran - The Times of Israel 17.06.25 474955
• The Iranian people were starting to win their battle for liberty and prosperity. Then Israel attacked - Guardian 17.06.25 474650
• With strikes on Iran, Netanyahu has diverted criticism of Israel’s Gaza operations - Chatham House 17.06.25 474646
• The Endgame of the Iran Attacks Isn’t Clear, Even in Jerusalem - Politico 17.06.25 474643
• Israel’s Futile Air War: Precision Strikes Will Not Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program—or Its Government - Foreign Affairs 17.06.25 474954
• A major turning point in the Israel-Iran conflict - Washington Post 17.06.25 474645
• Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reviving Regime Change Mania - Jacobin 17.06.25 474838
• Operation Rising Lion was in the works for a year, IDF says - Israel Hayom 17.06.25 474939
• China Backs Iran in Fight Against Israel - FP 17.06.25 474647
• Russia’s influence in Middle East takes hit from Israeli strikes - The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) 17.06.25 474943
• How Kurdish groups in Iran are reacting to Israel's war - The New Arab 17.06.25 474644
• Can the Gulf’s Iran Policy Survive the War? - FP 17.06.25 474641
• How does the Israel-Iran conflict end? - Washington Post 17.06.25 474648
• With strikes on Iran, Netanyahu has diverted criticism of Israel’s Gaza operations - Chatham House 17.06.25 474949
• Tame the “Rising Lion” before it eats us! - The Kucinich Report 16.06.25 475382
• Israel & Iran at War: Trump Is “Only World Leader Who Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation” - DN! 16.06.25 475402
• What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities? - Council on Foreign Relations 16.06.25 475027
• Israel-Iran Attacks Escalate - Council on Foreign Relations 16.06.25 474941
• Why Israel's war to reshape Iran is a reckless gamble: Billed as a war on Iran's nuclear programme, analysts say Israel's underlying goal is regime change, with the spotlight… 475018
• Explainer: How do Israel and Iran compare in military strength? - The New Arab 16.06.25 474953
• Twenty questions (and expert answers) on the Israel-Iran war - Atlantic Council 16.06.25 474945
• Diplomacy as deception: The West’s war on Iran was pre-planned - Middle East Monitor 16.06.25 474159
• Israel Can’t Be a Hegemon: The Israeli government is making a bid for regional dominance that’s unlikely to succeed - Foreign Policy 16.06.25 474937
• The Strategic Logic Behind Israel’s War with Iran: Operation Rising Lion is not about regime change—it is a targeted effort to delay Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reshape regi… 474958
• A Strategic Partnership, Not a Military Alliance: Russia’s Role in the Israel-Iran Conflict - The Moscow Times 16.06.25 474952
• The 2025 Israel-Iran War: The American Dimension - Arab Center Washington DC. 16.06.25 475016
• Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order - Conversation 16.06.25 475430
• Israel-Iran Attacks Escalate - CFR 16.06.25 474313
• What would an Israel-Iran war mean for the global economy? - Al Jazeera 16.06.25 474311
• What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran - AP 16.06.25 474312