In US/Israeli war on Iran, all roads point to rise in global nuclear weapons • Paul Rogers
Posted: 9th March 2026
In US/Israeli war on Iran, all roads point to rise in global nuclear weapons • Paul Rogers
One week in, there is little prospect of an early end to the Israeli war with Iran and even less of preventing a regional escalation. Given Binyamin Netanyahu’s success in bringing Donald Trump’s United States on board as Israel’s partner in a widening war, he may feel satisfied with progress so far.
In reality, though, the conflict is not going according to plan for any of the three states involved.
Netanyahu’s intended outcome was straightforward regime termination in Tehran, with the assassination of the supreme leader and most of Iran’s senior war leaders. A public uprising would then have followed, ending the power of the theocrats.
The Israeli war aims may have been clear, but it is impossible to say for sure what the White House wanted…