Pentagon insider warns 'we are on the brink' of World War 3 after latest Iran attack
A source inside the Pentagon has warned Daily Express US that "we are on the brink of World War 3" amid surging conflict in the Middle East sparked largely by Iran.
The warning comes as Iranian-backed proxies destabilise the Middle East by attacking Israel and US targets, as well as international shipping in the region.
Iran itself has also carried out strikes in neighbouring Iraq and Pakistan as well as Syria sending tensions soaring.
Defence expert Nicholas Drummond echoed concerns that the conflict in the Middle East could potentially escalate but warned that if Tehran directly attacked Israel, the ensuing war would be “the end of Iran”.
