Israel has long sought to gain a military advantage by degrading its adversaries’ military capabilities outside of times of direct conflict.
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The provocative images in the most visible parts of Tehran are intended to be photographed, posted and shared widely on social media.
Several people on the list are deeply embedded in Iran’s political, intelligence and security architecture.
Beijing has denounced US-Israeli action in Iran, but has not rushed to come to the aid of its regional ally.
Struck by the success of large-scale, low-cost drone attacks, the US made covert efforts to capture Iranian Shahed-136s for technical analysis.
Somaliland’s growing strategic relevance masks its unresolved internal divisions.
Iran has a well-established pattern of targeting dissidents and Jewish institutions. It’s now arrived on Australian shores.
Trump is keen to portray himself as a global peacemaker.
Following the 12-day conflict with Israel, Tehran is confronting a lot of difficult issues that could determine the future of its current system of government.
The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.
Honeyed words seem to appease the US president, but it’s dangerous if he ends up thinking he can do anything he wants.
University students today are too young to remember the March 2003 start of the Iraq War, which has future foreign policy implications, especially in light of conflict over Iran’s nuclear sites.
While Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of airstrikes, it isn’t clear what specific measures, if any, the countries might agree to in order to keep the peace.
Nonproliferation experts believe Iraq’s nuclear program went underground after Israel destroyed its reactor just outside Baghdad.
After being attacked by both Israel and the US, Iran is likely to feel that it has no option to redouble its efforts to develop its own nuclear deterrent.
‘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.’
Iran’s key installations are hidden deep underground. But Israel has shown it can target such facilities.
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.
The U.S. military could certainly make an impact in any air campaign against Iran. But it will want to avoid another Iraq-like quagmire.
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