The Push for War with Iran - Provocations Coming

We agree with Juan Cole that Russia and China will not put themselves on the line to defend Iran  - more a regional asymmetrical war with a lot of military innovations.

War from  Lebanon, Syria Iraq to Afghanistan - Rising in Saudi Arabia crisis in UAE and Qatar and collapse of Bahrain and Yemeni invasion of Saudi plus Northern Israel falling to Hezbollah.Palestine Uprising from Gaza to West Bank.

The End of United States presence in Middle East.

The United States does not see it that way they think they will overthrow Iran collapse Syria - they are in an alternate universe.
They have learnt very little to nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya.