Netanyahu’s Iran gambit leaves chance of avoiding all-out war

Since Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last week, Benjamin Netanyahu has faced the highest-stakes decision of his career: how to respond to Tehran’s first direct strike on Israel without sparking an all-out war between the Middle East’s two most powerful militaries. On Friday, the result …

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Biden’s containment migraine

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Israel launches calibrated retaliatory strikes against Iran

Israel launched a strike against Iran in the early hours of Friday in what appeared to be a limited, targeted retaliation to last weekend’s drone and missile attack by Tehran. Both sides were muted in their response to the assault, signalling that neither country wanted a further escalation that risked …

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Oil price shrugs off Israeli strikes on Iran

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Oil markets shrugged off Israel’s retaliatory strikes against Iran after a shortlived price spike on Friday, in a sign of investors’ confidence that the action will not escalate into a broader …

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