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US attack on Iran lacks legal justification and could lead to more nuclear proliferation

By David Hastings Dunn, Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham After a stern warning from Donald Trump, Israel and Iran appear finally to be observing a US-brokered ceasefire announced by Donald Trump overnight on June 23. But just as it remains unclear what the state … Continue reading “US attack on Iran lacks legal justification and could lead to more nuclear proliferation”

How might the US-Iran conflict escalate? Expert Q&A

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 obliterated” and that the country’s nuclear weapons programme had been crippled. Iran denied this and vowed to retaliate. The Iranian parliament has already given approval … Continue reading “How might the US-Iran conflict escalate? Expert Q&A”