The expanding conflict between Israel and Iran is no longer a regional confrontation. With each new airstrike, missile launch, and threat to critical energy routes, the war is steadily transforming into a crisis with the potential to destabilise the global economy. What began as an operation to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and missile programme is now inching dangerously close to a conflict that could pull the world into its orbit.

Israel’s recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, including the Khondab Heavy Water Complex and the yellowcake facility in Ardakan, represent a dangerous shift toward targeting the core of Iran’s nuclear program. Even if no radiation leaks were reported, the mere fact that nuclear-linked facilities are becoming military targets introduces risks........

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