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Why US-Iran strikes are raising fears of a wider conflict | Bel Trew explains

Why US-Iran strikes are raising fears of a wider conflict | Bel Trew explains

US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday (22 June) raised “deep concerns” of an imminent international conflict, according to The Independent international correspondent, Bel Trew.

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