President Trump prides himself on being a peacemaker, an attribute he demonstrated in his first tenure, settling conflicts in the Middle East during his first term, relaxing America’s influence in the region, creating a vacuum for allies like Israel and Saudi Arabia to fill. He strongly believes that these power blocs can bring and maintain peace with little of America’s input, while he pursues his America First agenda at home. 

   Iran has been a stumbling block to this peace arrangement with its continuous nuclear enrichment, while Trump maintains that Iran will never be allowed to be a nuclear weapon powerhouse, calling for its nuclear disarmament, while offering deals that the Iranian regime has constantly rejected. 

    Iran has been accused of sponsoring terrorism in the region, especially against Israel using proxy terror groups. On the 13th of June, Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” conducting airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure. A move that has provoked a retaliation from the Iranian regime hours later with the extent of the damage still being assessed. 

    The world has been on the edge since this conflict, agitated about what will be next. Israel is boasting of America’s alliance, constantly supplied with weapons and defence systems that have worked, as witnessed during the Israel-Palestine conflict. As tensions precipitate, the divide will be glaring, and countries will align with different sides.  The world fears that this might be the conflict which commences World War 3 as European countries like France and the UK have pledged their support for Israel.