image sourced from original article at A former senior military commander warns that recent United States air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and the escalating retaliation across the Middle East could mark the beginning of a global conflict. What began as targeted attacks aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions has, he argues, spiralled into a far more dangerous confrontation, with Iran striking or threatening multiple countries and drawing in Western powers.
The author cautions that a deepening American ground war in the region could create openings for China to move against Taiwan and for Russia to intensify its war in Ukraine or expand aggression into the Baltic states. With Western military resources divided and alliances strained, he fears that miscalculation or opportunism could ignite simultaneous conflicts in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Drawing parallels to the chain reactions that triggered the First and Second World Wars, he stresses that wars are easy to start but unpredictable and devastating in their spread. He concludes that attempts at regime change in Iran, combined with global rivalries and nuclear arsenals, risk setting off a third world war with catastrophic consequences for civilisation.
