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News | March 31, 2025

What Would a Military Strike on Iran Mean for the Middle East?

By Mahsa Rouhi, Aziz Alghashian, and Saeid Jafari Foreign Policy

A U.S.-Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities could have profound regional and global implications.

There are different military action scenarios against Iran’s nuclear program. Coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear, military, and command infrastructure—including underground sites—is the option most likely to set back Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb should it choose to do so.

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