The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

The war between the US, Israel and Iran is intensifying. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the conflict as it enters its fourth week.

A sudden war between the United States, Israel, and Iran reshapes global power in unexpected ways. It places Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, and the Gulf states at the center of a rapidly escalating conflict.

That is, they attack adversaries, and when the adversary rebuilds, Israel merely attacks again. The United States is different. Americans see themselves as problem solvers, inclined to use their country’s might and its broad policy tool kit to fix things once and for all and then move on to the next problem.

This video explains how the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States is expanding across the Middle East. It highlights the growing involvement of Iraq through Iran-backed militias and the wider regional network.

A woman sifts through the rubble of a house damaged by missile attacks in Tehran on March 15. (Majid Saeedi/) Now entering its fourth week, the Iran war has engulfed the Middle East, killed more than 2,

In a conversation with The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Tucker Carlson discusses the U.S. relationship with Israel and the fallout of the Iran war. The full interview is here, behind The Economist's paywall: ZANNY MINTON BEDDOES,