As Israel and Iran war intensifies, is U.S. intervention inevitable?
Residents watch a damaged apartment in Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital last week with explosions booming across Tehran. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi
The latest escalation between Iran and Israel began a week ago today. Since June 13, Israel has struck Iranian nuclear facilities and military targets while Iran has retaliated with missile attacks on Israeli cities.
Israel said today that 24 people had been killed and another 1,217 are injured and more than 240 people have been killed and 1,277 others wounded in Iran, according to reports. Here in America, President Trump faces a critical decision: whether to involve American forces in what could become a much larger regional war.
A panel of experts in Middle East affairs, history, and geopolitics join the conversation.
GUESTS
Nicholas Grossman
Political Science Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Senior Editor, Arc Digital
Norma Claire Moruzzi
Associate Professor, Gender and Women's Studies, International Studies and Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Associate Editor, Iranian Studies
Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh
Professor and Chair of History & Political Science, Northeastern Illinois University