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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A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)