While the following remarks were published by Michael Snyder before the main kinetic heat of the Israel-Iran war, the implications of this conflict to the rest of the West, America first off, then Australia, are profound and alarming:
"During a briefing with a group of Republicans in the U.S. Senate last week, Steve Witkoff warned that Iran has the ability to cause "massive casualties and damage" inside Israel…
Witkoff told the Senators that military strikes by Israel are on the table if no agreement is reached.
He then brought up Iran's ballistic missile capabilities. The U.S. is concerned Israel's air defenses would not be able to handle an Iranian response involving hundreds of missiles, the sources said.
Such an attack, Witkoff told the group, could cause massive casualties and damage.
Witkoff also raised concerns about Iran's ballistic missile arsenal during a speech in New York on Wednesday, calling it "as big of an existential threat" for Israel as Iran's nuclear capabilities.
The Iranians have even threatened to hit Israel's nuclear facilities if their own nuclear facilities are destroyed.
If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday.
"Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don't come to fruition. If a conflict is imposed on us… all US bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries," Nasirzadeh said during a press conference.
If U.S. bases are getting hammered by Iranian missiles, President Trump will be forced to respond, and then we will be at war with Iran.
Once we are at war with Iran, it is likely that the price of oil will almost instantly rise to more than 100 dollars a barrel…
An attack on Iran and broader Middle East escalation could see crude skyrocket to $100-120 per barrel, or even higher, amid the closure of key export hubs and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz.
Much more importantly, many believe that the bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities could be the spark that begins the kinetic phase of World War III.
Unfortunately, there may be no turning back now."
The same points have been made in Australia by George Christensen, who sees what is unfolding as part of a long-planned globalist strategy for regime change in Iran:
https://nationfirst.substack.com/p/this-is-how-world-wars-start
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/israel-strike-iran-response-witkoff
https://michaeltsnyder.substack.com/p/this-is-what-happens-next-after-israel