We look at the history of conflict and outcome in the past to understand the attacks between Israel and Iran to control Nuclear capabilities of Iran. What is the humanitarian and political impact of this war? On both Iran and on Israel. What is the impact on the region? Is this war legal, based on the laws of war? Principle of JUS AD BELLUM. And how would American intervention on behalf of Israel escalate the war, and complicate the war. [ dur: 58mins. ]
Note: This recording was made before US bombing of Iran’s Nuclear Facility on June 22, 2025.
- Ervand Abrahamian is Professor Emeritus at City University of New York. He is the author of A History of Modern Iran and Inventing the Axis of Evil: The Truth About North Korea, Iran and Syria.
- Christian Henderson is Professor of International Law in the School of Law, Politics, and Sociology at the University of Sussex. He’s the author of U.S. And UK Military Strikes in Yemen and the Use Adbellum and The Use of Force in International Law.
- Hamoud Salhi is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is commentator for Arabic media.
This program is produced by Doug Becker, Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, and Sudd Dongre.
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