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

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 Iran s nuclear program. Just two days earlier, the most intense round of US Iran talks concluded in Geneva, with both sides agreeing to continue

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

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 Iran s nuclear program. Just two days earlier, the most intense round of US Iran talks concluded in Geneva, with both sides agreeing to continue

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