U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran Expose Dangerous Erosion of International Law

As U.S. and Israeli forces launched airstrikes against Iran, retaliatory missile attacks swept across the Middle East, thrusting the fragile post-World War II international legal system into turmoil. At the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres condemned these operations as violations of international law — while Iranian officials decried them as breaches of state sovereignty. Is Washington Waging War Without Legal Authority? The Trump administration asserts that its military campaign is a lawful effort to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons — an undeniable threat to American security and regional stability. Yet critics point out that under the U.S. Constitution, only...