Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent
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01 Jul 2025
US President Donald Trump at a press conference. Photo: Evan El-Amin/shutterstock.com
After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed this justification, saying “the president authorised a precision operation to neutralise the threats to our national interest posed by the Iranian nuclear program and the collective self-defence of our troops and our ally Israel”.
Is this a legitimate justification for a state to launch an attack on another?
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