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Trump's Bombing of Iran, Raises the Ghosts of Iraq
- U.S. President Donald Trump labeled preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as essential to U.S. interests and those of its allies, according to his earlier comments.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that military intervention would lead to "serious, irreparable consequences" for the U.S., suggesting that Iran would not surrender easily.
- Diplomatic solutions are emphasized as crucial for stability in the region, as noted by experts and global leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron and President Xi Jinping.
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Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target
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 unconstitutional and “unlawful”. Read more: Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling preced…
The phantom of the invasion of Iraq is strolling through Washington, but NATO’s coercive bombing of Slobodan Milosevic’s forces in Yugoslavia has many more parallels and several lessons that the U.S. should considerSubscribing to this newsletter and receiving it every Monday in your mail Everyone invokes the phantom of the Iraq war in alluding to the bombings of the U.S. and Israel against Iran. They are many common elements: the “preventive att…
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