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The joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran are widely considered illegal under international law, as they violate the [[UN Charter]]'s prohibition on the [[Use of force in international law|use of force]], because the attacks fail to meet the criteria for [[Self-defence in international law|self-defense]] and lack authorization from the [[United Nations Security Council]].[{{#invoke:cite |web |last1=Cáceres |first1=Juan Zahir Naranjo |last2=Brincat |first2=Shannon |date=1 March 2026 |title=Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law |url=http://theconversation.com/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173 |access-date=10 March 2026 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |language=en-US}}] The attacks have been, therefore, considered a [[war of aggression]],[{{#invoke:cite |news |title=Iran war shows norms of international conflicts have been upended |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjv02g54ko |work=www.bbc.com |date=24 March 2026}}][{{#invoke:cite |web |website=[[Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security]] |date=12 March 2026 |url=https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert%3A-israel-u.s.-war-of-aggression-against-iran |title=Red Flag Alert: Israel-U.S. War of Aggression against Iran}}]<refref name="AFSC-20260309"/>[{{citation |title=Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Trial of German Major War Criminals: The Nazi Regime in Germany |url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judnazi.asp#common |author=The International Military Tribunal for Germany |date=1946 |website=The Avalon Project, [[Yale University]]}}][{{#invoke:cite |book |last=Broomhall |first=Bruce |title=International justice and the International Criminal Court |year=2003 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |edition=2nd |page=46 |isbn=978-0-19-925600-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ni6Qy2E9KwC&pg=PA46}}] |
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The joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran are widely considered illegal under international law, as they violate the [[UN Charter]]'s prohibition on the [[Use of force in international law|use of force]], because the attacks fail to meet the criteria for [[Self-defence in international law|self-defense]] and lack authorization from the [[United Nations Security Council]].[{{#invoke:cite |web |last1=Cáceres |first1=Juan Zahir Naranjo |last2=Brincat |first2=Shannon |date=1 March 2026 |title=Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law |url=http://theconversation.com/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173 |access-date=10 March 2026 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |language=en-US}}] The attacks have been, therefore, considered a [[war of aggression]],[{{#invoke:cite |news |title=Iran war shows norms of international conflicts have been upended |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjv02g54ko |work=www.bbc.com |date=24 March 2026}}][{{#invoke:cite |web |website=[[Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security]] |date=12 March 2026 |url=https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert%3A-israel-u.s.-war-of-aggression-against-iran |title=Red Flag Alert: Israel-U.S. War of Aggression against Iran}}]<ref name="AFSC-20260309"/>[{{citation |title=Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Trial of German Major War Criminals: The Nazi Regime in Germany |url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judnazi.asp#common |author=The International Military Tribunal for Germany |date=1946 |website=The Avalon Project, [[Yale University]]}}][{{#invoke:cite |book |last=Broomhall |first=Bruce |title=International justice and the International Criminal Court |year=2003 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |edition=2nd |page=46 |isbn=978-0-19-925600-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ni6Qy2E9KwC&pg=PA46}}] |
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[[Ben Saul]], United Nations special rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, stated that Iran had not enriched uranium to the point of building a nuclear device, that experts agreed Iran did not possess a nuclear weapon, and that the case was nowhere close to being self-defense against an imminent attack.[{{#invoke:cite |news |date=1 March 2026 |title=Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/were-the-israeli-us-strikes-on-iran-legal-under-international-law/x96si2914 |access-date=9 March 2026 |work=[[SBS News]] |language=en |last=Yosufzai |first=Rashida}}] The ''Law Society Journal'' noted that striking Iran during active negotiations was against the principles of good faith outlined in Article 2(2) of the UN Charter.[{{#invoke:cite |web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Neither preemptive nor legal, US‑Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law |url=https://lsj.com.au/articles/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law/ |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=[[Law Society Journal]] |language=en-AU}}] |
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[[Ben Saul]], United Nations special rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, stated that Iran had not enriched uranium to the point of building a nuclear device, that experts agreed Iran did not possess a nuclear weapon, and that the case was nowhere close to being self-defense against an imminent attack.[{{#invoke:cite |news |date=1 March 2026 |title=Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/were-the-israeli-us-strikes-on-iran-legal-under-international-law/x96si2914 |access-date=9 March 2026 |work=[[SBS News]] |language=en |last=Yosufzai |first=Rashida}}] The ''Law Society Journal'' noted that striking Iran during active negotiations was against the principles of good faith outlined in Article 2(2) of the UN Charter.[{{#invoke:cite |web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Neither preemptive nor legal, US‑Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law |url=https://lsj.com.au/articles/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law/ |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=[[Law Society Journal]] |language=en-AU}}] |
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