As a scholar of nuclear nonproliferation, my research indicates that military strikes, such as the U.S. one against Iran, tend not to work. Diplomacy — involving broad and resolute international ...

The recent US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities may have delayed its nuclear ambitions, but it may also have ...

Published: July 3, 2025 8:34am EDT The Osirak nuclear power research station in 1981. Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images ...

Tehran seems defiant on its nuclear ambitions despite the recent war. The nuclear program, launched with US help during the ...

The manifest double standard in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime might incentivise self-help nuclear ...

The 12-day conflict has complicated the nuclear issue in the Middle East, with Iran distrustful of both the US and the UN ...

The US has long been rebuffing Israeli pressure to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, something it finally did with yet ...

Iran just ended its cooperation with international inspectors, suggesting no post-bombing deal is imminent. That may point to ...

Israel is widely considered one of America’s closest allies. Whether this relationship remains sustainable – and healthy – for both countries will be a defining question in the years ahead.

But it is Ronald Reagan who gets the most credit among the post-1973 presidents for slightly standing up to Israel after it bombed Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981.

Military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and Tehran's criticism of the IAEA threaten to undermine the credibility and ...