‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it warShifting goals, unclear timelines and a flimsy pretext: at times, the US-Israel campaign against Iran carries curious parallels of Vladimir Putin’s...
<p>Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/trump-rationale-war-iran-story">Shifting goals</a>, unclear timelines and a flimsy pretext: at times, the US-Israel campaign against Iran carries curious parallels of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The comparison is far from exact. In 2022, Putin sent a massive army across Ukraine’s borders in an unprovoked invasion of a democratic state, a campaign that quickly resulted in heavy losses. The United States has so far largely limited its involvement to airstrikes against Iran’s authoritarian regime.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/how-the-us-israeli-war-in-iran-parallels-russia-invasion-of-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>
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