Iran Frames Missile Strikes on Jordan as Self-Defense After US Tanker War
🎙️ TEHRAN — Iran naming self-defense tells you who they're really talking to. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Self-defense framing invokes UN Charter Article 51 — not for Washington, but for Beijing, Delhi, and the Global South mediators now at the table. With Qatar-China talks active, Tehran needs legal cover to negotiate without appearing to capitulate. It also complicates US War Powers arguments: congressional hawks need aggression, not reciprocity.
