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Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules

  • Written by Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
imageSmoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel's waves of strikes against Iran, on June 15, 2025.Photo by Khoshiran/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear...

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