Trumps attack on Iran - 2026 edition

How will the upcoming attack on Iran go.

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fillyboy said:
Presumably, that 'law' doesn't apply to the five permanent members of the UN security council who have the power of veto?
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The law does apply, but obviously the veto causes a huge problem. This is what I posted earlier:

Even without the potential for a UN Security Council resolution, the United Nations remains an effective venue for making the case for war to the public, primarily by serving as a global stage for public diplomacy and setting the agenda for international discourse. While vetoes, particularly by permanent members, often paralyse the Security Council's ability to act, the public arguments presented within that forum allow nations to frame their military actions as necessary for international peace, security, or humanitarian intervention.
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fillyboy said:
Indeed, it means the permanent members can say that 'law' doesn't apply to us, so it isn't really a law is it?
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It's getting a bit abstract. Let's apply the UN Charter 2.4 to the Iran war. It states:

'All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.'
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So, the starting point is that the USA is acting illegally under international law. There is no doubt that international law exists and that the USA is breaking it.

The issue you are querying is whether anything can be done about it by the United Nations. That is where the veto becomes a problem. The UN could, in theory, pass various measures against the USA for its illegal war. Anything from sanctions through to authorising an international military force to defend Iran against the USA. But none of that is going to happen in practice, because the USA has a veto.

However, the USA is still breaking international law and carrying out an illegal war.
 
aveatry said:
There we have it everyone, proof that billy is indeed a foreign agent most likely paid to disrupt the UK
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So you make an utterly deranged accusation, and an utterly deranged assertion that he has to acquiesce to your utterly deranged requests to prove he is not what you say, and you claim that the fact that he pushes back against all that is proof that it's all true.

You know what that makes you, don't you.
 
MNW67 said:
It's getting a bit abstract. Let's apply the UN Charter 2.4 to the Iran war. It states:



So, the starting point is that the USA is acting illegally under international law. There is no doubt that international law exists and that the USA is breaking it.

The issue you are querying is whether anything can be done about it by the United Nations. That is where the veto becomes a problem. The UN could, in theory, pass various measures against the USA for its illegal war. Anything from sanctions through to authorising an international military force to defend Iran against the USA. But none of that is going to happen in practice, because the USA has a veto.

However, the USA is still breaking international law and carrying out an illegal war.
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I did hear that Russia has accused the US of violating 'internal law'.
 
algas said:
Let's hpoe Big don and the ***'s have the balls to finnish it and wipe the tea towel heads of the face of the earth
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Imagine how that would go down here if you were calling for the table cloth wearers to be wiped from the face of the earth

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transam said:
Afaik ??

The Ukraine have sent some personnel to the gulf as they have expertise in drone war fare in particular defending against drone attacks with electronics etc
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God knows why - Trump will just denigrate them for not sending anybody.
 
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