It seems that Netanyahu is the only effective leader in the world, and that he is leading the world to Armageddon.

Clearly, the Zionist goal of greater Israel is the dominant force in world foreign policy today and has been for sometime. The Zionist's goal is, of course, aided and abetted by the delusions of the rest of the leaders and their fear to say anything negative about Israel.

Why, for example, did the Chinese government sit on its insouciant butt and allow a war to start that cuts China off from 50% of its oil, when all China had to do was to form a mutual defense agreement with Iran, extend the Chinese nuclear umbrella to the protection of Iran, and provide a couple of squadron of Chinese fighter aircraft on Iranian airfields.

Putin could have done the same thing and, thereby, avoid the risks to the Russian Federation of an Iranian defeat.  But Russia also was incapable of looking after its own interest.  It appears that Putin's delusional belief in his "special relationship with Donald Trump" has made Putin blind to reality. The only person who has a special relationship with Donald Trump is Netanyahu. It is the relationship of a servant to his Zionist master.

The outcome of the war depends heavily on which side first runs out of missiles.  Washington is already showing concern.  Weapons industry executives have been asked what they can do to provide sufficient missiles for Washington to be able to continue the conflict, and missiles in the hands of Washington's Japanese and South Korean allies have been recalled for use against Iran. 

Another sign that Washington is less confident of the outcome than is President Trump is Washington's effort to bribe the Kurds to send its soldiers to fight for Israel by invading Iran.  Perhaps the ballistic middle reportedly fired at Turkey from Iran, is further evidence of Washington's attempt to cover a bad bet. I suspect the missile, if there was one, was fired by Israel or the US and that its purpose is to drag Turkey and thereby the European countries that comprise NATO into the conflict with Iran.

Clearly, neither the Russian nor the Chinese nor the Indian leaderships are doing anything to contain the developing catastrophe. Allowed to succeed in Iran, Trump will regard Russia and China as paper tigers.  As Alexander Dugan says, "Today Iran, Tomorrow Russia."

Conversation with Alexander Dugin on the Sputnik TV program Escalation.

Host: Dear friends, today we are addressing a large and serious topic. Everyone is talking about it right now, and understandably so, because a historic event is unfolding. Let me remind our listeners: on February 28, 2026, a joint operation was launched by the armed forces of the United States of America and Israel. Strikes were carried out against Iran, as a result of which Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed. In addition, many other high-ranking figures were eliminated in the attack. Iran has begun responding with strikes against both Israel and American bases, and as we speak, military clashes are taking place. There are many questions about what the consequences will be, who will suffer most from these developments, and whether Iran will be able to withstand the pressure. But the first thing one wants to understand is: where is all of this leading?