The Israel and Iran Conflict Is 'Deja Vu All over Again'

The Israel and Iran conflict is 'deja vu all over again'

The phrase ‘Deja vu all over again’ springs to mind in relation to thecurrent crisis between Israel and Iran.The similarities between what developed in the Iraq war in 2003,regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), arestark.The decision to invade Iraq by the U.S., on what proved to be a falsepremise, cost the lives of over 600 British military personnel.Fast forward to 2025, Trump has decided to assist Israel in strikingat nuc…

Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past

American troops topple a statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003, in Baghdad. Gilles Bassignac/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries reached a deal to end fighting. Experts are wondering how long the ceasefire, which does not contain any specific conditions, will hold. Meanw…

Preventive war and the U.S. attack on Iran

Last week I argued that the U.S. should stay out of Israel’s war with Iran. America has now entered the war by bombing three facilities associated with Iran’s nuclear program. Is this action morally justifiable in light [...]

U.S. attack on Iran is Iraq all over again

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The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again

Emma DeSouza says developments in the Middle East are depressingly familiar, and wonders if we can find our way back to the rule of law.