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It remains ongoing across the Middle East and Central Asia. Syria and now Iran are targeted. At issue is regime change throughout the region to install subservient client states.
The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Expect belligerence to persist longer-term. The business of America is war. Waging them alone matters. New targets replace subdued ones. Nations are pillaged for wealth, power and dominance. War profiteers want them fought, win, lose or draw.
Iran is hugely important. It has about 10% of proved world oil reserves. It's second only to Russia in gas resources with about 33 trillion cubic meters. In fact, after a potentially huge new Caspian Sea discovery, it may rank first.
Washington covets Iran's mineral wealth to control its supply, price, what nations get access in what amounts, and which ones don't. Regionally, Iran's the remaining crown jewel. Washington's longstanding policy is replacing its government with a subservient client regime.
On December 16, Obama told the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism that America will continue pressuring Iran with "no options off the table."
One of them is war. Battleground belligerence could rage across the entire Mediterranean Basin through Central Asia to Russia and China's borders.
As a result, general war may follow. America's key rivals may enter. Their interests very much are at stake. Nuclear weapons could be used.
Preventing potentially global catastrophic destruction is crucial before it's too late to matter.
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