The widening war on Iran waged by the United States and Israel is testing the international legal order on the use of force and conduct of war.
Humanitarian and rights organizations, diplomats and nuclear watchdogs warn the escalating U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian targets raise urgent questions under the United Nations Charter and Geneva Conventions, twin legal frameworks that set the rules for cross-border conflict.
Security & Geopolitics — Middle East — Iran — United States — Israel — Charter of the United Nations — Geneva Conventions — U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) — U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) — U.N. Security Council — France — Council of Europe — Switzerland — Bahrain — Jordan — Kuwait — Oman — Qatar — Saudi Arabia — United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) — U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) — International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) — World Health Organization — International Atomic Energy Agency
