The U.S.-Israel War Against Iran Rewrote the Rules of Modern War

The Global Impact of the New Middle East War… From the moment that the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on 28 February, it was clear that the new war in the Middle East would have global repercussions. States have raced to ensure the security of their citizens in the region, while bracing for the economic fallout of Iran’s de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has halted oil, gas and fertiliser exports via the Gulf. Governments have also wrestled with how to position themselves diplomatically vis-à-vis a conflict that the U.S. and Israel started, to the quiet…