MURFREESBORO, Tenn., March 24 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Middle Tennessee State University hosted an in-depth and wide‑ranging panel discussion recently titled"War in Iran,"bringing together three campus experts to assess the rapidly escalating conflict that has drawn in Iran, the United States, Israel, and several Gulf states."

Sponsored by theHonors Collegeand theAmerican Democracy Project, the panel inside the College of Education Building offered sobering analyses of how the war began, why it has intensified, and what its consequences may be for the Middle East and the world.

Honors College professorJoan McRaeopened the event by outlining the gravity of the momen...