Tag: JCPOA withdrawal consequences

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”

Trump’s first term lies at the heart of escalation between Iran and Israel

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 in attacking Iran. The fact he is even contemplating such a move is, in my opinion, a direct consequence of his 2018 decision to tear … Continue reading “Trump’s first term lies at the heart of escalation between Iran and Israel”