U.S. WARNED OF ‘PAINFUL RESPONSE’

Tehran has warned Washington that any renewed aggression will trigger a far more painful response, as the United States approaches its midterm elections and Israel prepares to vote next week. The previous military campaigns failed to resolve the fundamental disputes, sanctions have failed to force Tehran to accept Washington’s terms, and the Strait of Hormuz remains, at the very least, severely disrupted. Themis Tzimas Assistant Professor of International Law, University of Nicosia Thessaloniki, Greece Syed Muaz Shah International Law Expert and Geopolitical Analyst Karachi, Pakistan