The Middle East Situation

Tension continues to run high in the Gulf, with the repercussions felt much further afield in the region. There is still no sign of the large-scale offensive which Iranian leaders continue to promise, though attacks on installations and shipping in Gulf waters have intensified somewhat. Vibrations from the Gulf are apparently being strongly felt in Lebanon and Syria. The aftermath of the Egyptian-Israeli summit has brought something of an anticlimax, with Israel...