The rift did not appear overnight. It reflects a combination of ideological politics, domestic pressures and geopolitical positioning.

From a purely military perspective, what has been achieved over the past weeks is nothing short of extraordinary – and the president is still at the beginning of his tenure.

In the light of the radical Left’s ideological merger with Islamism and its lionisation of Iran’s Islamic revolution, its delight at the massacres of October 7 and its mourning of Khamenei make perfect sense.

Denouncing my invitation, anti-Zionists smashed over 25 plate-glass windows in two nights of vandalism. Their graffiti proclaimed: “Stop your Zionist war propaganda” and “stop zios.”

He wanted to destroy the Jewish state and drive America out of the region. How did that work out?

While Qatar publicly presents itself as cooperating with the United States, the English-language network Al Jazeera, which is affiliated with the Qatari regime, has broadcast strongly anti-war messages.

The Democrats are at a crossroads – and should not forget that the United States remains in the crosshairs of Iran.

Hundreds of aircraft flew side-by-side. They refuelled one another. They protected one another. This was not symbolic coordination. It was operational fusion.

Europe pressures Israel on peace, yet consistently defends its security when existential threats emerge, showing solidarity across decades.