15 Jun 2025

Israel and Iran - what next?

From Sunday Morning, 8:24 am on 15 June 2025

Now entering its third day, Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" is the biggest assault on Iranian territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980. 

 Dr Alexander Gillespie, Professor of International Law at Waikato University, discusses the latest developments. 

Israeli soldiers inspect a site hit by a missile fired from Iran in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv on June 14, 2025. Iran struck Israel early June 14, with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic's nuclear and military facilities, and killed several top generals. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Photo: Jack Guez / AFP

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