Can The Iranian Regime Withstand US Assault?

Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

23-Jun-25 08:30

Can The Iranian Regime Withstand US Assault?

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Over the weekend the US launched airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a bid to cripple Tehran's nuclear arms ambitions. What are the implications of this for dynamics in the Middle East and how might Iran retaliate? We discuss the scenarios with Middle East expert Dr. James Dorsey.

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Produced by: Jake Lim, Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: government, international, politics, controversies

Tags: us-iran, us airstrike, tehran, nuclear arms, middle east tensions,

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