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Losses would be much higher in a war with China
While fighting jihadism, it has killed more civilians than the jihadists themselves
It could prompt Donald Trump to follow through on his worst threats
Their best hope may be an interim deal that buys time for more talks
A two-week truce is a start but questions remain about a more enduring deal
The longer the war drags on, the less clear are the benefits for ordinary Iranians
Precolonial statelessness may have been a sign of success, not failure
The bombast obscures the scale of the damage the war is doing
But there is also a chance the war is about to get worse
The dealmaking between America and Iran is happening without Binyamin Netanyahu
With a Trump-imposed deadline looming, a relative lull in the fighting cannot la...
But can they bring lasting change?
Gregg Carlstrom, our Middle East correspondent, on Donald Trump’s blood-curdling...
How can humans coexist with wild animals?
Donald Trump says the war will end soon. But he is capable of feints
John McDermott, our Chief Africa correspondent, rummages through the postbag
