Welcome to Home & Away. I can’t quite bring myself to write about juror selection at the first of what could be four criminal trials of Donald Trump. Nor is it a good use of my time or yours to focus on whether the Speaker of the House of Representatives will find a way to legislate aid for Ukraine as well as Israel and Taiwan, although there is at long last reason for optimism. I will even demonstrate rare discipline and not comment on Scottie Scheffler’s dominance at last week’s Masters. What I will do instead is devote this week’s newsletter to unfolding events in the Middle East.