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Join Avi as he discusses the roller-coaster of a week we just had. He analyzes the US deciding to join Israel in attacking Iran, Iran's deescalatory retaliation, and the current ceasefire. He then breaks down the broader issue of why this kind of military attack is a far worse strategy than diplomacy at preventing Iran from weaponizing their nuclear program.

Sources:

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-06-24/ty-article/.premium/not-happy-with-israel-trump-slams-israel-for-iran-truce-breach-tells-idf-to-hold-back/00000197-a1ac-d5d0-a7b7-b1ec19450000

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/politics/iran-uranium-stockpile-whereabouts.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/briefing/uncertain-peace.html

• https://www.globalsecurity.org/jhtml/jframe.html#https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/un/unmovic-compendium_ch7.pdf|||

• https://mwi.westpoint.edu/operation-opera-redux-irans-nuclear-program-and-the-preventive-war-paradox/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/world/middleeast/israel-iran-cease-fire-deal-war-trump.html

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-06-24/ty-article/.premium/trump-says-complete-and-total-ceasefire-agreed-between-israel-and-iran/00000197-9ed6-d344-a59f-9ed6d29c0000

• https://www.axios.com/2025/06/23/iran-retaliation-trump-israel-war

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-06-25/ty-article/.premium/u-s-releases-israeli-intelligence-as-both-double-down-on-damage-to-irans-nuclear-program/00000197-a744-d6b3-abf7-eff7d79c0000

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• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/25/four-palestinians-killed-in-occupied-west-bank-by-settlers-israeli-troops

• https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/6/25/more-gaza-aid-hub-killings-as-unwra-head-calls-ghf-process-an

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-06-25/ty-article/.premium/israeli-settlers-rampage-through-west-bank-village-three-palestinians-killed-by-idf-fire/00000197-a892-d6b3-abf7-e8f3f6740000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-06-25/ty-article/.premium/seven-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-apc-blast-in-central-gaza-strip-idf-announces/00000197-a506-df21-a1df-f5ceb7000000