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By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a … Continue reading “Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent”
By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which he foreshadowed on and off for … Continue reading “Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics”
By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of key shipping route the … Continue reading “closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?”
By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong went out on Monday to back the United States attack on Iran, … Continue reading “Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly”
By Basil Germond, Professor of International Security, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University Faced with the prospect of continuing Israeli airstrikes and further American involvement, Iran’s parliament has … Continue reading “Iran is considering closing the strait of Hormuz – why this would be a major escalation”
By Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin On Sunday June 22, Donald Trump announced that several of Iran’s most important nuclear facilities had been “completely … Continue reading “How might the US-Iran conflict escalate? Expert Q&A”
By Mira Al Hussein, Research Fellow at the Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, University of Edinburgh When Israel assassinated a number of senior Iranian … Continue reading “Gulf States want no winner in the conflict between Israel and Iran”
By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology In the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, many congressional Democrats … Continue reading “Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest”
By Christian Emery, Associate Professor in International Politics, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL The US president, Donald Trump, is weighing up whether to join Israel … Continue reading “Trump’s first term lies at the heart of escalation between Iran and Israel”
By Clive Jones, Professor of Regional Security, Durham University Operation rising lion has been a concerted effort by the Israel Defense Forces to degrade Iran’s nuclear programme. Launched on June … Continue reading “How might Israel attack Iran’s underground nuclear plant? A 2024 raid in Syria could be a template”