News Summary

• On June 13, Israel assassinated high-ranking Iranian officials and neutralized Iranian air defenses.
• During the next 12 days, Israel and Iran traded missile strikes.
• Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” its federation of militias and other allies, did not show up to fight.
• On June 22, the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites and declared the conflict over.
• The region risks reverting to its default setting, which is peace that has characteristics of war.