On Israel Update, Michael Doran urges the public to calibrate expectations to reality, not to what he calls the media frenzy. He notes that things in the Middle East are never as bad as the alarmists say, and they are never as good as we would like. The conversation explores the various pros and cons of the emerging deal between the United States and Iran, while examining how Israel should conduct itself vis-à-vis the American interests.
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Fab 20, which specializes in the production of 2-nanometer advanced chips, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 28, 2026. (Getty Images)