President Trump abruptly left the G-7 meeting in Alberta, Canada last night. The stated reason was to deal with the Israel-Iran conflict, although it could also have just been to create drama.

Israel has been remarkably successful in its initial forays in the war against Iran, hitting nuclear facilities and ballistic missile sites, and conducting targeted assassinations of key Iranian military and scientific personnel. Israel has created an unopposed air corridor around Tehran and yesterday hit Iranian state television in the middle of broadcast.

There has been no evident Iranian air defense since the fighting started, suggesting that Israel’s October 2024 strikes were more successful than believed at the time. And, similar to the recent drone attack by Ukraine from inside Russia, Israel launched a drone strike against key Iranian outposts and defenses from within the country on June 12.

Iranian retaliatory missile strikes have been somewhat anemic — generally 30 to 50........

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