Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadershipWhen it comes to the Middle East, it’s the pessimists who look smartest. Predict the worst and you’ll rarely be proved wrong. If you are, it’s usually because your forecast was insufficiently bleak.So put on your gloom-tinted spectacles and assess the events of the last week. You’ll see the dawn of a grim new era, in which the region’s two strongest powers,... Read this story
