{"id":7711,"date":"2026-02-28T20:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7711"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:01:45","slug":"trump-has-tipped-the-middle-east-into-a-massive-war-that-could-last-weeks-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7711","title":{"rendered":"Trump has tipped the Middle East into a massive war that could last weeks | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Donald Trump has rolled the dice again, stunning the world by choosing the most extreme option over Iran.<\/p>\n<p>His decision to attack and try and topple Iran&#8217;s regime with the backing of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/israel-5981\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Israel<\/strong><\/a>, tips the Middle East into a massive war that could last weeks.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of last week, the stage had been set for more diplomacy. Talks in Geneva had been making some progress and more were planned for Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-latest-israel-launches-preventative-attack-defence-minister-says-13509565\" target=\"_blank\">Follow live updates here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-tehran-iran-israel-attack_7177360.jpg?20260228080229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/384x216\/skynews-tehran-iran-israel-attack_7177360.jpg?20260228080229 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-tehran-iran-israel-attack_7177360.jpg?20260228080229 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skynews-tehran-iran-israel-attack_7177360.jpg?20260228080229 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/2048x1152\/skynews-tehran-iran-israel-attack_7177360.jpg?20260228080229 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran. 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regime, there will be jubilation among them, but that is a very big if.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/iran-5977\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Iran<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>had warned it would take the gloves off if attacked and will most likely do just that, its leadership seeing this as a fight for survival.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-lebanon-al-qatrani_7177350.jpg?20260228074503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/384x216\/skynews-lebanon-al-qatrani_7177350.jpg?20260228074503 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-lebanon-al-qatrani_7177350.jpg?20260228074503 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skynews-lebanon-al-qatrani_7177350.jpg?20260228074503 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/2048x1152\/skynews-lebanon-al-qatrani_7177350.jpg?20260228074503 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Smoke rises from alleged pro-Iranian Hezbollah areas in the southern Lebanese village of Katrani. Pic: AP\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Smoke rises from alleged pro-Iranian Hezbollah areas in the southern Lebanese village of Katrani. 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Pic: Reuters\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran. Pic: Reuters<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are already reports of attacks on countries and installations across the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>It is a seaway through which a fifth of the world&#8217;s oil passes, so a sustained conflict is likely to have major repercussions on the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>The American-Israeli offensive poses a dilemma for Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, worried about the implications under international law, has ruled out British bases being used to support the assault on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>There will be severe misgivings at the highest level of government here about the wisdom and legality of this unprecedented move by Britain&#8217;s closest ally but there will also be a determination that it does not damage transatlantic relations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trumps-iran-attack-is-a-gamble-and-the-outcome-is-unclear-13513250\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8216;Biggest gamble since Iraq invasion&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-is-going-for-regime-change-despite-positive-talks-with-iran-13513259\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why regime change is the aim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And there will be the suspicion that this has been motivated more by Donald Trump&#8217;s deepening domestic woes than by sound military thinking.<\/p>\n<p>He faces an affordability crisis back home and continuing pressure over the Epstein scandal.<\/p>\n<p>This is a massive gamble by an American president whose popularity is plummeting.<\/p>\n<p>He has set the objective high, hoping to sufficiently damage Iran&#8217;s regime so that its people can rise up and take over.<\/p>\n<p>Anything short of that may be seen as an expensive failure, which could prove very costly for Mr Trump in the run-up to this year&#8217;s vital US mid-term elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-has-tipped-the-middle-east-into-a-massive-war-that-could-last-weeks-13513261\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has rolled the dice again, stunning the world by choosing the most extreme option over Iran. 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