Wider regional conflict?

[Wilson23]

A strike on Iran is a scenario experts have wargamed. It always expands into a wider regional conflct.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Or … the moderate powers in the Middle East breathe a sigh of relief that a major source of regional instability had been removed.

 

[dommastermark]

It's probably a mix of both of the above - the big question will be what does Iran emerge from this like.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

It's probably a mix of both of the above - the big question will be what does Iran emerge from this like.

One promising sign. Russia is much weaker now than the Soviet Union was in 1979. It’s less likely a democratic Iran will be sabotaged by their neighbor to the north.

 

[dommastermark]

Iran was not all peace and goodwill under the Shah, fingers crossed!