"In the end, the strike was due to circumstances many had long foreseen—with Israel launching a war with Iran and then pulling the United States into the ensuing storm."
"The shock of our new normal still lingers, but this was always coming. Like a pot being brought to a slow boil, the past two years of regional conflict... have broken past nearly every previously existing law of war."
On June 22, American stealth bombers targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, a long-anticipated escalation in Middle Eastern conflict driven by Israel's provocations and U.S. response. Trump's administration shifted rapidly from a non-interventionist stance to demanding Iran's unconditional surrender, showcasing the influence of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and neoconservatives. This incident signifies a culmination of ongoing regional tensions and breaches of international norms, with U.S. intelligence still asserting Iran lacks a nuclear weapons program, amidst complex negotiations and historical grievances surrounding nuclear dealings.
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