For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Iran says five inmates where killed and several others escaped from Tehran’s Evin prison after an Israeli airstrike last month.

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks ...

The proportion of missiles that slipped through doubled during the 12-day war, data show, as Tehran found vulnerabilities ...