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Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law

  • Written by Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast

The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under international law, these attacks are neither preemptive nor lawful.

Israel and the United States launched Operation Shield of Judah and Operation Epic Fury while diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran were actively underway on...

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