U.S. intelligence officials concluded before recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that even a major military campaign would be unlikely to bring down the country’s ruling clerical establishment, according to officials familiar with the assessment who spoke with The…[#item_full_content]

Israeli president taps Netanyahu rival to form government as coalition battle looms
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he has chosen opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the country’s next government, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
