ROME – For at least the fourth time in the past week, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East, where a U.S. and Israel-led bombing of Iran risks spiraling into a broader regional conflict. “From Iran and from the whole ...

President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of more than 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two source

A Middle East with greatly reduced chances of a widespread conflagration could generate a massive peace dividend for the region. That would mean more investment in productive sectors, more foreign capital flowing to those opportunities, and a much less risky outlook for global energy markets.

Iran doesn’t seem to be susceptible to the art of the deal. President Donald Trump is desperate to sell the story that the Islamic Republic is ready to end the war. But there’s no public sign yet from Tehran that it’s poised to help him walk back a crisis that he triggered by obliterating his own previous diplomatic effort nearly four weeks ago.