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  1. #Trump’s #Iranian campaign: an #illegal #war that risks becoming the new normal.

    The #usisraeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force.

    The killing of #Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted #assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states.

    The consequences of the deliberate strike will reverberate across a #MiddleEast marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.

    Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an “instant, overwhelming” Iranian attack being prepared. What Trump’s #OperationEpicFury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. Mr Trump’s call to #overthrow a #sovereign government was extraordinary.

    Unlike pre-emptive wars, preventive ones are deemed #unlawful because they grant the powerful licence to #strikeatwill. The distinction is important; it is why many European governments rejected #Russia’s justification of its invasion of #Ukraine by claiming to head off a future threat. Law cannot be optional for allies and binding only for adversaries. The domestic foundations of Trump’s action are also shaky. There’s little public support in the US for this #attack, and #Congress was not asked to #authorise #hostilities. There will be even less appetite as the #civiliandeath toll mounts and #USsoldiers come home in #bodybags.

    #uspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #auspol

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

  2. #Trump’s #Iranian campaign: an #illegal #war that risks becoming the new normal.

    The #usisraeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force.

    The killing of #Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted #assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states.

    The consequences of the deliberate strike will reverberate across a #MiddleEast marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.

    Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an “instant, overwhelming” Iranian attack being prepared. What Trump’s #OperationEpicFury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. Mr Trump’s call to #overthrow a #sovereign government was extraordinary.

    Unlike pre-emptive wars, preventive ones are deemed #unlawful because they grant the powerful licence to #strikeatwill. The distinction is important; it is why many European governments rejected #Russia’s justification of its invasion of #Ukraine by claiming to head off a future threat. Law cannot be optional for allies and binding only for adversaries. The domestic foundations of Trump’s action are also shaky. There’s little public support in the US for this #attack, and #Congress was not asked to #authorise #hostilities. There will be even less appetite as the #civiliandeath toll mounts and #USsoldiers come home in #bodybags.

    #uspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #auspol

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

  3. #Trump’s #Iranian campaign: an #illegal #war that risks becoming the new normal.

    The #usisraeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force.

    The killing of #Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted #assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states.

    The consequences of the deliberate strike will reverberate across a #MiddleEast marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.

    Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an “instant, overwhelming” Iranian attack being prepared. What Trump’s #OperationEpicFury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. Mr Trump’s call to #overthrow a #sovereign government was extraordinary.

    Unlike pre-emptive wars, preventive ones are deemed #unlawful because they grant the powerful licence to #strikeatwill. The distinction is important; it is why many European governments rejected #Russia’s justification of its invasion of #Ukraine by claiming to head off a future threat. Law cannot be optional for allies and binding only for adversaries. The domestic foundations of Trump’s action are also shaky. There’s little public support in the US for this #attack, and #Congress was not asked to #authorise #hostilities. There will be even less appetite as the #civiliandeath toll mounts and #USsoldiers come home in #bodybags.

    #uspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #auspol

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

  4. #Trump’s #Iranian campaign: an #illegal #war that risks becoming the new normal.

    The #usisraeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force.

    The killing of #Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted #assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states.

    The consequences of the deliberate strike will reverberate across a #MiddleEast marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.

    Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an “instant, overwhelming” Iranian attack being prepared. What Trump’s #OperationEpicFury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. Mr Trump’s call to #overthrow a #sovereign government was extraordinary.

    Unlike pre-emptive wars, preventive ones are deemed #unlawful because they grant the powerful licence to #strikeatwill. The distinction is important; it is why many European governments rejected #Russia’s justification of its invasion of #Ukraine by claiming to head off a future threat. Law cannot be optional for allies and binding only for adversaries. The domestic foundations of Trump’s action are also shaky. There’s little public support in the US for this #attack, and #Congress was not asked to #authorise #hostilities. There will be even less appetite as the #civiliandeath toll mounts and #USsoldiers come home in #bodybags.

    #uspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #auspol

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

  5. #Trump’s #Iranian campaign: an #illegal #war that risks becoming the new normal.

    The #usisraeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force.

    The killing of #Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted #assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states.

    The consequences of the deliberate strike will reverberate across a #MiddleEast marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.

    Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an “instant, overwhelming” Iranian attack being prepared. What Trump’s #OperationEpicFury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. Mr Trump’s call to #overthrow a #sovereign government was extraordinary.

    Unlike pre-emptive wars, preventive ones are deemed #unlawful because they grant the powerful licence to #strikeatwill. The distinction is important; it is why many European governments rejected #Russia’s justification of its invasion of #Ukraine by claiming to head off a future threat. Law cannot be optional for allies and binding only for adversaries. The domestic foundations of Trump’s action are also shaky. There’s little public support in the US for this #attack, and #Congress was not asked to #authorise #hostilities. There will be even less appetite as the #civiliandeath toll mounts and #USsoldiers come home in #bodybags.

    #uspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #auspol

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

  6. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  7. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  8. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  9. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  10. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  11. Thursday, August 7, 2025

    Russian soldier shoots civilian near Pokrovsk, video shows; prosecutors launch war crimes probe — Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian railway logistics hub in Rostov Oblast for second night — Death toll of Russian July 31 attack on Kyiv rises to 32 as another victim dies in hospital — Russian troops arrive in Belarus ahead of massive Zapad-2025 drills … and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  12. Friday, June 20, 2025

    Russia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine — Unwanted by their homeland: Ukraine confirms Russia returned bodies of its soldiers disguised as Ukrainian — Trump’s peace push falters in both Ukraine and the Middle East; for similar reasons — Death toll in Russia’s mass strike on Kyiv rises to 30 dead, 172 wounded … and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  13. A #Lebanese #journalist was interrupted by a #MissileStrike while reporting live on the escalation of cross-border #hostilities between #Israeli forces and the #Iranian-backed group #Hezbollah. #RifAkil of ... #AlJadeed was with a group of journalists in #Yaroun, within sight of the Israeli border... . She escaped without injury, according to reports. #Israel's military has not commented on the incident.
    [Video] theguardian.com/world/video/20
    #Israel #Lebanon #IDF #PrecisionMunitions