The Israel-Iran Conflict

Here are a few important points.

• The discussion questions are viewable online, so we will save paper by not printing them out.
• The videos are curated by Francisco Park, who is a member of https://www.buddytree.org

Here are the video and discussion questions for this event:
https://www.buddytree.org/hangout/jxNLKdlCb8

Video:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07edOohIaA (3:57)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DCGGVU9KK0 (8:27)

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnsFGDhT9ek (7:57)

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFr8X8Bc2S8 (13:24)

5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlr4iniMDV8(7:57)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlr4iniMDV8(7:57))

6. https://www.youtube.com/live/56fMDWT-32Y (20:09)

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzJg19Z8nlg (12:43)

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYzE6VWupAU (17:15)

Reading (Optional):

1. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/06/13/israel-has-taken-an-audacious-but-terrifying-gamble

2. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/13/israel-launches-waves-of-devastating-strikes-on-iran

3. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/13/irans-regime-has-a-huge-problem-how-to-retaliate

4. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/13/was-iran-really-racing-for-nukes

5. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/14/trump-is-urged-to-go-all-in-on-crushing-iran

6. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/world/middleeast/israel-iran-attacks.html

Spanish (Optional):

1. https://elpais.com/opinion/2025-06-14/contener-la-escalada.html

2. https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-06-12/el-organismo-de-la-energia-atomica-aprueba-por-primera-vez-una-resolucion-contra-iran.html

3. https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-06-14/el-potente-golpe-de-israel-a-iran-y-la-respuesta-de-teheran-amenazan-con-incendiar-la-region.html

Italian (Optional):

1.https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie/2025/06/13/iran-nuovi-raid-israeliani

2. https://www.internazionale.it/opinione/pierre-haski/2025/06/13/israele-bombarda-iran

3. https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie/2025/06/13/israele-bombarda-iran-nucleare

Questions:

1. What are the underlying reasons for the Israel-Iran Conflict?

2. How does Iran's nuclear program impact the conflict?

3. How might the conflict affect regional stability in the Middle East?

4. What role is the international community playing in attempting to resolve the conflict?

5. How might the conflict impact US-Israel relations?

6. What are the potential outcomes of the conflict?

7. What are the implications of the conflict for global non-proliferation efforts?

In collaboration with Ceit Hustedde (Longtime Member of Buddytree)