Iran is finding itself in a difficult endgame in its fight with Israel, with no calvary coming to support it. Israel now has control of the skies over Tehran, and public discussions on an attack on the Fordow nuclear facility are moving to the mainstream.

The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war.