Where will Israel-Iran conflict blow up next? Red Sea, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon could all be future battlegrounds sparking war ‘so severe it would make Gaza look like an entre’, says expert MICHAEL STEPHENS [Video]

07:04 EDT 19 Apr 2024, updated 11:24 EDT 19 Apr 2024

The Red Sea, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon could all become future battlegrounds as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, a military expert warned today.

Tensions have been heightened further since Iran’s assault on Israel on Saturday amid Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza and its own strikes targeting Iran in Syria.

Early this morning, Israel conducted strikes in Iran – defying US President Joe Biden‘s warnings over plunging the trouble region further into conflict.

Now, Middle East politics and security expert Michael Stephens has analysed the situation in an article for MailOnline, examining what could happen next.

Mr Stephens, who is senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and research group RAND Europe, looked at the impact on other countries such as Qatar, the UAE and Cyprus – and whether they could become involved in future.

The Middle East teeters on a …