Iran Israel war: How close is World War 3?

Iran Israel war amidst the non-stop Russia-Ukraine conflict has once again raised the apprehension over the possibility of World War 3. Both Israel and Iran have powerful allies. Israel has the backing of the United States. It also has strategic partnership with the UK, Germany. Iran has two prominent allies Russia and China, as per reports. Will middle-east crisis push the nations on the brink of World War III?

US President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Iranian leaders for failing to reach an agreement over Nuclear issue. He said he was now looking for "a real end" to the conflict and a "complete give-up" of Tehran's nuclear program. Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

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But deepening American involvement, perhaps by providing the Israelis with bunker-busting bombs to penetrate Iranian nuclear sites built deep underground or offering other direct U.S. military support, comes with enormous risk.

The world war 3 is only be possible if all the aforementioned powerful nations decide to jump in the battleground - a situation which is highly unlikely at this moment, as per a report on Yorkshire Live.

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Iran-Israel War

The conflict between Israel and Iran has wreaked considerable damage in both countries and caused casualties on both sides.

Israeli strikes have pummeled key weapons depots in Iran as well as manufacturing sites around the country. Israel claims it has achieved complete “aerial superiority” over Tehran. That's after a punishing airstrike campaign that Israel says has destroyed Iran's air defenses and targeted sites across the capital city.

Israeli strikes have taken out much of the leadership and intelligence officers of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a paramilitary force operating parallel to the country’s armed forces that controls Iran’s stock of ballistic missiles. They have also killed top nuclear scientists.

Meanwhile, Iranian ballistic missile strikes have impacted across Israel, from the coastal city of Haifa and the small Arab-Israeli city of Tamra in the north, to the small village of Zavdiel in the south. Iranian ballistic missile attacks have damaged buildings in and around major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.

FAQs

Q1. What is current situation in Iran?
A1. More than 600 people of 17 nationalities have fled into Azerbaijan from Iran in the five days since the start of the air war between Israel and Iran, Reuters reported quoting an Azerbaijani source with knowledge of the situation. The source said they included citizens of Russia, the United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, China, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Q2. What is current situation in Israel?
A2. Iranian ballistic missile strikes have impacted across Israel, from the coastal city of Haifa and the small Arab-Israeli city of Tamra in the north, to the small village of Zavdiel in the south. Iranian ballistic missile attacks have damaged buildings in and around major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.