The United States has entered the fray. Yesterday Washington launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, in support of Israel, marking the first direct US military action in the widening Israel-Iran conflict. This comes ten days after Israel’s unprecedented strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and senior military leadership. The intervention has sparked fears of a full-blown regional war. Is the region spiraling toward another prolonged and destabilising conflict? And what are the global stakes? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer at Taylor's University’s School of Law and Governance.