The US and Israel bombing campaigns may only delay an Iranian bomb by a few years. Could this signal the death of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?
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This is not the start of another Iraq, it’s the continuation of a presidency defined by impulsive power, unchecked force and disdain for democratic constraint.
Against the backdrop of US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, a scholar of presidential powers examines the history and current use of the laws around US military action.
Gulf states have long sought to contain Tehran through diplomacy rather than pursuing regime change.
Why did Trump change his mind and join the Israeli air campaign? What does the rest of the word think? What will Iran do in response?
The Middle East crisis continues to escalate and a decision to close the strait of Hormuz is a dangerous moment.
24 hours later the government has backed the US attack on Iran but clearly it remains uncomfortable doing so, but not as uncomfortable in years gone by.
‘Bunker buster’ bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
The US president’s decision to join Israel’s air campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme is the death knell of the old rules-based order.
Iran has some difficult choices ahead. It has vowed a major response, but could be limited in what it can actually achieve.
The conditions that led to this war would almost certainly not have arisen without Trump’s mishandling of Iran policy in his first administration.
Iran’s supreme leader is known for his speech making, but less is known about his family life.
Tehran can utilize an army of proxy groups, intelligence operatives and cyberhackers as part of any retaliation for Israeli or US attacks.
With the unpredictability of events in the Middle East and the US president himself, the prime minister has decided to skip the conference.
Close to 100 scientists have been killed or abducted to stymie foreign nations’ nuclear programs since World War II. But the tactic has serious drawbacks as a means of countering proliferation.
Hessom Razavi’s family fled to Australia from Iran in the 1980s to escape persecution. As he watches events unfold, he speaks to relatives still there and reflects on Iran’s fate.
Iran’s theocratic government is unlikely to collapse soon, but pressure is set to ramp up.
The Israeli government looks to be trying to topple Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Donald Trump’s decisions are often hard to predict. Some people argue that is exactly what he wants.
Britain and other European allies could be publicly pressured by Trump to support any intervention on Israel’s side.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in International Politics, UCL
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College