{"id":9481,"date":"2025-06-20T06:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T06:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=9481"},"modified":"2025-06-20T06:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T06:55:13","slug":"expert-explains-two-ways-ww3-could-actually-be-triggered-as-putins-general-claims-its-already-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=9481","title":{"rendered":"Expert explains two ways WW3 could actually be triggered as Putin\u2019s general claims it\u2019s \u2018already begun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geopolitical tensions are at an all time high right now, with many fearing we\u2019re on the brink of a third world war. Now, one expert has detailed the two ways we could be plunged into global conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The world is certainly a turbulent place right now after\u00a0Russia\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0invasion of\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 and the rising tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran a massive cause for concern.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0Israel and Iran<\/a>\u00a0have been trading strikes over the weekend, with three civilians being killed in an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

While tensions rise there and seemingly no end in sight with the Russia-Ukraine war, the talk of WW3 is never far away.<\/p>\n

And according to security expert Professor Anthony Glees, such conflicts could be a \u2018blueprint\u2019 for how future tensions could develop into WW3.<\/p>\n

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Speaking\u00a0to<\/a>\u00a0The Mirror, the expert detailed two ways a devastating world war could come to fruition.<\/p>\n

The lecturer at the University of Buckingham in the UK explained: \u201cFirst, that Iran hits back hard, is supported by its admittedly weakened proxies, Hezbollah, the Houthis and what\u2019s left of Hamas, as well as its chums in the region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such action could potentially lead to WW3, changing lives across the globe.<\/p>\n

The expert then outlined the second way he reckons a third world war could erupt.<\/p>\n

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A \u2018distracted\u2019 US could begin WW3, according to the expert (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Now, we all know the US is an absolute juggernaut of a country, and it\u2019s why every country watches on with dread whenever Donald Trump takes to Truth Social to announce policy changes or criticise fellow leaders.<\/p>\n

Well, Glees has warned the likes of\u00a0Putin<\/a>, North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong-Un, and China\u2019s Xi Jinping might see a \u2018distracted\u2019 US as the opportunity to begin WW3.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recall that Putin is firing Shahed drones at Ukraine. Now is the time to pursue their own bugbears in Ukraine, South Korea and Taiwan,\u201d the expert shared.<\/p>\n

\u201cNaturally we hope this won\u2019t happen. But if it does, I think what Israel has been doing since about 3.00am gives us a blueprint for what could happen to us here in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

It comes as Apti Alaudinov, one of Putin\u2019s generals, has\u00a0added fuel to the fire<\/a>\u00a0after calling for the Russian leader to mobilize troops and remind the world of the country\u2019s vast nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n

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Taking to Telegram, Alaudinov wrote: \u201cWe need to declare mobilisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suggesting that\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0could deploy up to one million troops, the general concluded: \u201cWe need to prepare at least half a million people in advance. But realistically one million people. We need to call them up and start preparing them for the fact that the war has already begun, which we already know is happening \u2013 World War 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it has already taken on a new turn and a new momentum.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so that no one dares to play with us the way they played with all the other countries, and now with Iran. Believe me, we all need to unite, unite, unite at all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Putin\u2019s general makes disturbing demand claiming World War 3 has \u2018already begun\u2019 after Iran nuclear site bombing<\/h6>\n

A general to Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a disturbing demand that World War 3 has \u2018already begun\u2019 amid rising tensions in the Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talk of a\u00a0third World War<\/a>\u00a0is never far away from the headlines amid the\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u2013Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0war and rising tensions between Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s surprise bombardment<\/a>\u00a0of Iran\u2019s nuclear and military facilities last week (June 13) has resulted in the nation firing back at the country.<\/p>\n

Both Israel and Iran have been trading strikes over the weekend, with three civilians being killed in an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

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Tensions continue to rise in the US (Wisam Hashlamoun\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n

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Iran have even warned that intervention from the West will lead to strikes on its own bases, while\u00a0Israeli<\/a>\u00a0Foreign Minister Israel Katz adding further warnings, stating: \u201cIf Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Add that to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the world is certainly a scary place right now.<\/p>\n

Well, Apti Alaudinov, one of\u00a0Putin\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0generals, has added fuel to the fire after calling for the Russian leader to mobilize troops and remind the world of the country\u2019s vast nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n

Taking to Telegram, Alaudinov wrote, \u201cWe need to declare mobilisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suggesting that Russia could deploy up to one million troops, the Russian chief added: \u201cWe need to prepare at least half a million people in advance. But realistically one million people. We need to call them up and start preparing them for the fact that the war has already begun, which we already know is happening \u2013 World War 3. But it has already taken on a new turn and a new momentum.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so that no one dares to play with us the way they played with all the other countries, and now with Iran. Believe me, we all need to unite, unite, unite at all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Putin general Apti Alaudinov (SERGEI BOBYLYOV\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n

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Israel\u2019s attack come as tensions have escalated over Iran\u2019s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that the strikes were \u2018a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel\u2019s very survival\u2019.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has even weighed in on the tensions<\/a>\u00a0forming in the Middle East with the president writing on Truth Social: \u201cCertain Iranian hardliner\u2019s spoke bravely, but they didn\u2019t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. God Bless You All!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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