World on Edge: US Official Reports Israel Set to Strike Iran in 48 Hours, Fears of World War 3 Grow
Israel Set to Strike Iran in 48 Hours .The world holds its breath as the top US official spills the beans about the problems that put Israel at a ready position to strike Iran within the next 48 hours. Though the shadow of a war is hanging nearer, it has been feared that this war would get unwound and eventually turn out to be a full-fledged global war. As perceived by the experts, any battle between these two Middle Eastern giants can easily turn out to be unstoppable. Just before the clock ticks a wee bit more, countries from every nook and corner of the world are gearing themselves up for the inevitable World War 3 .
Past tensions between Israel and Iran:
The rivalry between Israel and Iran goes way back in history and has both regional and ideological connotations. Indeed, Iran would probably be the most potent existential threat to Israel, primarily in the form of an Iran nuclear program, apart from its long history of supporting militant groups against it, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. Tel Aviv would then stand, from an Iranian point of view, as an illegitimate state, and, beyond that, as a destabilizing factor in the neighborhood, even at times calling for the destruction of the Jewish state.
For years, they have been in a shadow war of waves of cyberattacks, covert operations, and proxy warfare across the Middle East. So far, however, they have not clashed directly in a full-scale military confrontation. And for good reason: the prospect of such an exchange will prove devastating not only for both countries but also for the rest of the world.
The Flashpoint for an Allied Attack
Indeed, it appears that Iran’s accelerated nuclear build-up serves quite well the Israeli argument to fully justify its attack. These Israeli sources of intelligence say that Iran is nearly on the threshold of acquiring the production capability for the nuclear weapon. That would be something Israeli Prime Minister has repeatedly said would cross a “red line.” Israel long maintained it could not and would not permit Iran to get a nuclear weapon, because such an arsenal would destabilize the region and pose an unacceptable threat to its security.
In the last few months, the diplomatic campaign to slow Iran’s nuclear program has taken some body blows. Even though the Iran nuclear deal, commonly referred to as JCPOA is the agreement signed between the US and Iran in 2015 that was supposed to be implemented-it has actually collapsed since the US withdrew from the same in 2018 followed by Iran’s subsequent non-compliance with the agreement. European powers have been the undoing in an attempt to redeem the deal that has left Israel out on a limb in its quest to check Iran’s nuclear activity.
Iran allegedly stands on the brink of “breakout” capability-the point at which it could quickly produce sufficient fissile material for a bomb, and with that evident, Israel appears poised to step into the fray.
This Becomes World War?
Such an attack by Israel on Iran would have then consequences spilling over into the rest of all of the rest of the entire Middle East, where tensions already are running very, very high. Iran has repeatedly warned that it would retaliate against any attack, complete with the possibility of launching missile strikes against Israeli cities and military bases. It could extend far beyond the borders of these two nations.
Iran may crack open its proxy network in Lebanon Hezbollah, which has been stockpiling tens of thousands of rockets at its disposal to rain down on Israel. The war with Israel would be very devastating, both in numbers killed and numbers killed masse, for it’s in the war against Israel in 2006 that Hezbollah transformed itself from a terrorist organization into the military power it is today.
All the other allies of Iran in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen would probably be suckered into this vortex. Then all the Iranian-sponsored militias in Iraq can start attacking U.S. forces in Iraq, making the United States even more deeply enmeshed in this conflict. The Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels in Yemen can carry on their attacks on Saudi Arabia and force that country into even more chaos.
Escalating to Global War
Maybe what is most feared about this probable war is that it is going to spread so fast from the world perspective. The US is Israel’s closest ally, of course it would play here by direct action or maybe through intelligence and support in terms of logistics. Dire as the history may be of US avoidance of getting into another major Middle Eastern war may be, it probably would find it hard not to get into a war that begins with an attack on Israel.
Russia and China, with whom Iran turns out to be closer allies too, should be brought in. Russia, already it has troops posted in Syria and is well connected with Iran for the support that they provided so that the Assad regime continued to exist in power. Hence, this country also may be drawn directly into this conflict or through arms, intelligence, and so on, to Iran. Chinese have much more economic interest in Iran, in terms of importing tons of oil from the latter.
This is indeed more prominent, that the world will soon witness global conflict in such highly polarized geopolitics. Those are the United States and its friends-most European nations and Israel, for instance. States like Iran, Russia, and China, which sometimes converge to counter Western policies in the Middle East.
Economic Fallout: Global Markets on Alert
Tensions are already fraying nerves in the global market, and the spiking price of oil so far is already something of a response to this news. Iran sits astride part of some of the world’s largest oil producers, and any kind of disruption in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz—a critical shipping lane that Iran could close in retaliation—would shock through the global economy.
Even the prospect of this long war might destabilize the world’s energy supply further, which it threatens to unravel precariously with many countries already in inflation and economic loss with COVID-19. The effects are going to be ripples in terms of food to international trade routes.
Preventive Diplomacy to Avoid War
As the countdown clock ticks down, diplomatic efforts to avoid potentially exploding into full-scale conflict are being ratcheted up to the max. The UN Security Council has scheduled an emergency session on the situation and, according to press reports, world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, are directly contacting officials in both Israel and Iran.
European powers, most of which have negotiated with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, are also trying to defuse the threat of war. But that moment is fast closing, and neither side is likely to give.
Conclusion: On the Brink
The world stands on the brink of what may well prove to be a war that casts a shadow over the Middle East. It will let loose a crescendo of violence and retaliation that may not be possible to control. The outcome of the next 48 hours may bring war at least for the Middle East and by extension, the world, as if everybody holds its collective breath in nervous expectation. Nobody engaged will ever play a higher stake game. To Know more about Tec & International News visit once
