The West Asia cauldron of conflict and its fallout

West Asia is currently enmeshed in what is essentially Benjamin Netanyahu’s war, aggravated by Donald Trump’s folly, lending itself to large-scale devastation. The conflict that began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched large-scale joint military operations against Iran, is still continuing. What appeared to be a limited confrontation earlier in June (the 12-day war in June 2025) may now be seen as a kind of curtain raiser for this — the more devastating conflict taking place now. Titled ‘Operation Epic Fury’, the human cost of the war has been colossal, apart from other types of…