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Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney

Are the US and Iran back at war, or negotiating? Why bombing your way to peace won’t work

The United States has launched new airstrikes across Iran this week as President Donald Trump, losing patience over the protracted negotiations to end the war, has leaned into violence to ratchet up the pressure on the Iranian leadership.

The US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, made clear the airstrikes would likely continue if the peace deal continued to stall, saying:

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