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By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University On June 21, the United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan – pounding deeply buried centrifuge sites with bunker-busting bombs.Conducted jointly with Israel, the operation took place without formal congressional authorisation, drawing sharp criticism from lawmakers that it was … Continue reading “Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target”
By Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences With the U.S. bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran, relations between the two countries have arguably reached one of the lowest points in modern times. But the bad blood between the two countries isn’t new: The … Continue reading “US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning decades before US strikes on nuclear sites”