“It’s such a terrible precedent that could drive states to determine that the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty no longer benefits their security,” one expert warned during a virtual event on the conflict. Experts said Monday during a webinar on the escalating Mideast crisis that U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities—which were ostensibly under […]
“This ‘war’ is an unprovoked, unilateral attack, a criminal act of aggression, and it is meant to distract the world from acting with regard to Israel’s genocide,” said one Israeli critic. As Israel warned of a “prolonged campaign” against Iran and launched a new round of airstrikes on a nuclear facility and missile sites Saturday, […]
“You don’t spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex,” said one observer. Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war. Military-focused news sites reported that […]
House Progressives Back War Powers Resolution as Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Iran Numerous House progressives said Tuesday that they will support legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain congressional permission to wage war on Iran, a development that followed Monday’s introduction of two Senate measures aimed at stopping Trump from dragging the United States […]