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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”
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”