Israel–Iran conflict
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Assassination as The New License to Kill Without Accountability
Targeted killing, the normalization of extrajudicial force and the collapse of ethical limits For decades, the United States has moved along a continuum from covert assassination plots during the Cold War to the open normalisation of “targeted killing” as an instrument of state policy. In the current war involving Iran, that evolution appears to be… Continue reading
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War Decided: Who Throws the First Punch
Netanyahu’s Closing Horizon But Washington Prefers Israel to Strike, and How Political Liability Is Being Engineered Before Escalation Senior advisers to President Donald Trump have signalled, in reporting carried by Politico, that an Israeli first strike on Iran would provide a more favourable political predicate for subsequent American entry into war. Officials familiar with internal… Continue reading
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On the Cusp of Trump’s Regime Change and the Persian Gamble
The military build-up against Iran and the doctrines, alliances, and risks shaping a possible full-scale conflict Television reports from Channel 12 state that President Donald Trump stands on the verge of approving a large scale, week long military campaign against Iran that would be perceived internationally as full war rather than limited reprisal. Sources briefed… Continue reading
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