Seyed M. Marandi: U.S. Strike Imminent - Toward Total War in the Middle East

The US may launch heavy strikes on Iran or Yemen in the coming hours or days, but both are prepared and the strikes would achieve little militarily.

US embassy security warnings and arms sales to Israel suggest a major escalation is imminent.

Iran currently allows limited oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz but would shut it down entirely if attacked, causing a global economic crisis.

The US could target Iranian military assets or critical infrastructure, but both would fail and trigger devastating Iranian retaliation against regional energy infrastructure.

Israel may join a US assault on Iran for domestic political reasons, but it cannot succeed alone and would face severe retaliation.

Iran might target European airbases used by the US, but European economies will collapse anyway due to regional energy disruptions.

Iran does not want a nuclear weapon but could leave the NPT and rapidly produce one if pushed by US pressure.

US and Israeli exceptionalism causes them to underestimate adversaries, leading to miscalculations and policy failures.

US pressure has pushed Iran, Russia, and China closer together, accelerating Iran's pivot toward Eurasian partnerships.

Western elites use moral exceptionalism to justify wars and sanctions, refusing to acknowledge moral culpability for millions of deaths.