The escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran in the ongoing conflict could potentially lead to a wider conflict that could increase the already precarious security situation and increase instability in the entire Middle East, with potential spillover effects on neighboring countries and ultimately the world at large .
Already, the repercussions of Israel’s attacks on Iran could be severe and far-reaching with the
destruction of Iran’s military capabilities, including air defense systems, missile launchers, and factories, and damage to Iran’s oil production infrastructure will potentially impact the global oil market and most importantly the Civilian casualties which Israel has said it is taking steps to minimize.
Potentially there would be, expectedly, if the conflict persists , a diplomatic fallout which could strain relations between Israel and other countries, including the United States
It’s essential to note that the situation is complex and dynamic, with multiple factors at play. The extent and severity of these repercussions will depend on various factors, including the scale and scope of Israel’s attacks, Iran’s response, and the involvement of other regional and global actors.
It is speculated however, that the conflicts could ignite unimaginable terror attacks in the UK and the United States of America and other European countries as retaliation to the Israeli onslaught on Iran.
A former British Commander, Colonel Richard Kemp has expressed the fear that Iran Could
unleash its sleeper cells of fanatics in the West in response to Israel’s attacks on Iran, he warned.
Colonel Richard Kemp, who led British forces in Afghanistan, revealed that it’s “real danger” that will soon become a reality when Tehran and its proxies decide to act.
He said Iran and Hezbollah could “activate” sleeper cells across Europe to launch attacks against the UK and US when they decide the time was right.
Israel launched revenge strikes after Iran’s unprecedented blitz earlier this month which saw a salvo of nearly 200 ballistic missiles fired at the country.
But Colonel Kemp warned that Iran could respond to Israel’s revenge attack with its global network of sleeper cells – overseen by the fanatical Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
These types of attacks may include car bomb attacks outside Israeli embassies – carried out by Iran-backed terrorists such as Hezbollah.
Although Hezbollah’s leadership has been wiped out in Lebanon, the terror organisation has sleeper cells elsewhere – including in Europe, Colonel Kemp said.
According to him, “Hezbollah and its IRGC sponsors have a massive network, in many, many countries. That network does a number of things.
“It provides funding for Hezbollah – there are fundraising operations here in the UK and other countries in Europe that raise funds and get them to Hezbollah.
“But there is also a network of sleeper cells inside European countries – including here in the UK – which have been established for a long time.
“They will be activated at the right moment when Hezbollah or the IRGC decide that it was the time to do so.”
Colonel Kemp said Iran’s sleeper cells of terror proxies exist to “act as a deterrent” for some form of Western attack on Iran – and also for retaliation purposes.
He said: “Without a doubt, if Hezbollah is allowed to continue to exist in some form – in a dangerous form – then its primary purpose will be to retaliate or to deter and, if necessary, retaliate against attacks on Iran by either the US or by Israel.
“If Israel does carry out a severe attack against Iran, Iran is largely defenceless in terms of its retaliation capacity.
“It’s possible they could revert to, attacks elsewhere outside Israel using the sleeper cells they have in place to carry out car bomb attacks against Israeli embassies and other of the country’s interests.
“They could attempt that – and that potentially presents a wider threat which could impact this country just as much as it could on any other country.
“It’s a danger we should bear in mind – an Israeli attack which Iran is unable to retaliate to.”
The People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI) – an opposition group which advocates the overthrow of the regime – has warned that Tehran’s network of sleeper cells are “not only ready but functioning”.
Bloody operations linked to Iran have previously reached deep into Europe and the US – all working on orders from the very top of Tehran.
In 2015, MI5 busted a Hezbollah sleeper cell that was massing huge amounts of explosives on the outskirts of London.
Last year, a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at Heathrow Airport in the UK – believed to have been destined for Iranian nationals based in the country.
It’s possible they could revert to, attacks elsewhere outside Israel using the sleeper cells they have in place
In the US last year, a New Jersey software engineer was jailed for 12 years for his role as a “sleeper agent” in an elite Hezbollah unit.
Iran’s network has carried out terror attacks or major terrorist operations in the West, including in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy.
Two Iranian nationals were held last year over a terror plot to use cyanide and ricin in Germany.
And in 2021 an Iranian diplomat was convicted in Belgium for being part of a terrorist plot to blow up an event hosted by a dissident group in Paris.
All of these are overseen by the military group known as the Quds Force, watched over by the powerful IRGC.
The Quds Force – once headed by General Qassem Soleimani before he was blown up by the US in 2020 – reports directly to the supreme leader of fundamentalist regime, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
It is estimated the force is up to 20,000 strong and is understood to be responsible for supporting and training proxy groups worldwide.
In 2022, MI5 chief Ken McCallum named Iran as a major security threat to the UK – and said there were 10 foiled plots to kidnap or kill people in Britain that year.
Earlier this last month, German newspaper Der Spiegel said a number of Iran-backed terror plots targeting Jews and Israeli-linked businesses in Europe have been foiled by security services this year.
According to the report, the foiled attacks – planned for 2024 – involved a network recruited by Tehran to conduct surveillance on Jewish and Israeli targets in Germany.
In May this year, Iran International reported that Israeli and Swedish Intelligence agencies warned about Iran using criminal networks in Europe to carry out a string of attacks on Israeli embassies.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said that Israel’s attack which killed four soldiers “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”.
He described it as a “miscalculation” on Israel’s part.
“Iran will give an appropriate response to the aggression of the Zionist regime at the appropriate time,”
