A US nuclear attack on Iran could trigger an uncontrollable war.

A US nuclear attack on Iran could trigger an uncontrollable war.

A US nuclear strike on underground facilities in Iran could turn into a wider regional war by provoking Iranian retaliation against US bases, Israel and Western warships, leaving the US struggling to contain the escalation.

Brazilian defense analyst Patricia Marines raised this scenario in an interview with Press TV, arguing that nuclear use would eliminate the limitations observed in previous exchanges. Its warning is an assessment of possible escalation, not evidence that Washington has decided to use nuclear weapons.

The immediate background is the renewed American pressure on Mount Kulang, also known as Mount Mechush, an underground complex near Natanz. Trump recently named it among the remaining targets and claimed the US could attack quickly. But a threat to a mountain installation means little if an attack can destroy its contents or prevent retaliation.

A nuclear attack could endanger people and agriculture beyond the target itself. The scale will depend on the weapon and the circumstances, but describing such an operation as an attack on a single installation cannot establish that its consequences will remain within that scope.

In this scenario, retaliation could extend from Israeli and US regional bases to US naval forces and European vessels if their governments support another attack. These are possible escalation paths, not the announced Iranian targeting plan, but they will expose the forces supporting the attack to the consequences of carrying it out.

The claims that Iran may already possess nuclear weapons remain unverified, with no evidence to establish a consensus among nuclear experts. Gaps in international inspections create uncertainty about nuclear materials and activities; They do not state that Iran has built a bomb or can launch a nuclear counterattack.