❗️'Escalation is coming': US-Israeli attack on Iran looms as regional forces brace for war Regional defense forces and diplomatic missions across the region are bracing for an imminent military escalation as Washington and Tel Aviv prepare for a renewed joint offensive against the Islamic Republic. Diplomats and senior military officials confirmed to Middle East Eye that Israeli warplanes have intensified sorties along the Iranian border while the Pentagon lays groundwork for emergency embassy evacuations. With the fragile April ceasefire completely collapsing and the June 14-point Memorandum of Understanding unfulfilled, experts warn that the region is sliding rapidly into an uncontainable war of attrition designed to enforce regime change in Tehran. Tehran has explicitly warned that any renewed aggression from the US-Israeli alliance will trigger aggressive retaliatory strikes targeting trillions of dollars in US-linked infrastructure across the Gulf, including energy installations, airports, and major data facilities. Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, cautioned neighboring Gulf states that aiding Washington's economic blockade while using local infrastructure to offset energy shocks will directly expose their strategic assets to Iranian missile strikes. Concurrently, Yemen's Armed Forces have effectively dismantled Riyadh's containment strategy by enforcing a severe maritime and aerial blockade, leaving the Gulf states increasingly vulnerable amid compounding economic distress. Despite US claims of maintaining naval escorts for allied oil tankers, global energy prices have surged significantly, with Brent crude rising over 40 percent since the summer. As US strategic stocks of air defense interceptors run severely low and domestic economic pressures mount inside the US, Washington's persistent war posture threatens to trigger widespread economic devastation across the region.