{"id":7801,"date":"2026-03-04T06:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:39:37","slug":"world-war-3-iran-us-israel-conflict-nato-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/international\/world-war-3-iran-us-israel-conflict-nato-warning\/7801\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, Israel, US Confrontation May Trigger WWIII; Ex NATO Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday, 04 March 2026 | Web Desk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former senior NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff has warned that the rising confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel may trigger World War 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British military veteran expressed his concern following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets and Tehran\u2019s retaliatory actions on Gulf states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in an interview with a British newspaper, Shirreff said he does not use such language lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a former soldier, I fear we may be witnessing the beginning of a third world war,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former NATO chief cautioned that wars often begin in one region but expand far beyond their original battlefield, suggesting the Middle East conflict could spread globally if tensions don&#8217;t stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments come amid rising international concern over the widening Iran US Israel conflict and its potential global consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, 04 March 2026 | Web Desk Former senior NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff has warned that the rising confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel may trigger World War 3. 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