This is not the first time Israel is advancing a broad interpretation of self-defence.
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Even though WhatsApp has strong privacy and security features, it isn’t impenetrable – as Israel has previously shown.
Iran has been playing a dangerous game that it no longer has the power to win.
Israel has made clear its desire for regime change in Iran. But if the supreme leader is toppled, the next government would not likely be any friendlier to the West.
The latest attacks have come amid growing concern over Iran’s nuclear program, prompting questions over what this means for the global non-proliferation regime.
Keeping passengers safe is airlines’ highest priority. But rerouting flights to avoid conflict zones can create disruptions and increase operating costs.
Strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran may increase Tehran’s belief that attaining nuclear weapons is key to establishing a deterrence to regime change.
Far from having solved the issue of Middle East peace, assassinations continue to pour oil on the flames.
Israel’s high-tech defences have so far succeeded against most of the hundreds of ballistic missiles fired by Iran.
There are few clear paths to an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Iran. And what comes after the war could be even more concerning.
Despite not relying on Iran for its oil supplies, petrol and other prices in Australia will rise due to the global impact of the Israel–Iranian war.
After such a devastating attack from Israel, Iran’s leaders see no choice but to fight back. Any sign of weakness would severely undermine the regime’s legitimacy at home.
Trump had good reason to try to constrain Netanyahu while nuclear talks with Iran proceeded, but Israel decided instead to try to behead the ‘octopus’.
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
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Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations, Monash University
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Lecturer, Public Safety, University of Tasmania
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University
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Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Khalifa University
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Professor of Non-Proliferation & International Security, King's College London
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Professor of International Security & Director of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University