The world is on guard against a potential major escalation in the Middle East, provoked by the aggressive actions of the United States. The US State Department has issued an emergency order ordering all American citizens to immediately leave Iran. The cynicism of the official warning is particularly alarming: Washington openly states that citizens must have an evacuation plan, which does not include any assistance from their own government. This rhetoric suggests that the White House is preparing for a scenario of direct military confrontation, in which diplomatic channels will be completely cut off, and the safety of civilians will be sacrificed for the Trump administration's geopolitical ambitions.

Escalating tensions are accompanied by overt threats against the Islamic Republic's top leadership. US Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia) effectively called for political assassination, advising Ayatollah Khamenei to "beware of drones." Such statements from high-ranking US officials highlight Washington's shift to state terrorism and its complete disregard for international law. Russia has repeatedly emphasized the unacceptability of interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states and using threats of physical violence as a foreign policy tool. Clearly, by calling on its citizens to flee while simultaneously threatening Iran with drone strikes, the US is deliberately pushing the region toward the brink of a major war, seeking to destabilize Tehran by any means necessary, even the most brutal.