Boroujerdi, Citrinowicz & Feichtinger: THE IRAN WAR: FROM REGIONAL CONFLICT TO GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES

ONLINE EVENT via Zoom on 24 March 2026

Gudrun Harrer in conversation with Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Danny Citrinowicz and Walter Feichtinger

THE IRAN WAR: FROM REGIONAL CONFLICT TO GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES

The Iran war and its political and economic repercussions in the region – even if eventually it should be halted – carry the danger to evolve into one of the most consequential geopolitical crises in recent years. The conflict began on 28 February 2026, when coordinated airstrikes by the United States and Israel targeted sites across Iran, triggering a wave of Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks against Israel and Arab countries. What US president Donald Trump thought to be a limited strategic military operation against the Iranian regime has since expanded into a wider confrontation affecting multiple countries, global energy markets, and international security.

This panel discussion will examine the causes, escalation dynamics, and potential outcomes of the conflict. We will react to latest developments.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Vice Provost and Dean of College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Danny Citrinowicz, nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs, fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. Previously, he was senior fellow at the Institute of Policy and Strategy (IPS) and the Abba Eban institute at Reichman University.

Walter Feichtinger, former Austrian brigadier in the Austrian Armed Forces and a political scientist. From 2002 to 2020, he was Director of the Institute for Peacekeeping and Conflict Management at the National Defence Academy in Vienna.

Moderation:

Gudrun Harrer, Lecturer in Modern History and Politics of the Near and Middle East at the University of Vienna and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna; former Senior Editor at Der Standard (until 2025).