Scott Lucas
Coverage of Scott Lucas in the Nexus archive.
- US and Iran exchange strikes for the third day
The US and Iran are exchanging strikes for the third day, with the US targeting Iranian sites and Iran firing missiles at US airbases in Jordan and Bahrain. President Donald Trump has vowed to reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
- 'Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear programme'
The article discusses how Iran has shifted focus to the Strait of Hormuz as a central issue, moving away from its nuclear program. Scott Lucas highlights growing tensions between American diplomatic goals, Israeli territorial ambitions, and Iran's efforts to recover economically post-conflict, describing the current ceasefire as an unstable balance maintained by mutual restraint.
- 'Once Trump accepted Iranian 14-point proposal as basis of talks, he gave Iran political initiative'
Scott Lucas, a professor at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin, warns that Iran and Israel are increasingly acting independently of U.S. preferences, highlighting Donald Trump's diminishing influence. Tehran is seeking to reshape diplomatic negotiations by linking regional issues into a single process.