Amid rising global tensions, a Russian general has declared that **“World War 3… has already begun”**. General Apti Alaudinov, a close ally of President Putin, called for **mobilizing up to one million Russian troops**, saying: *“We need to call them up and start preparing them… the war has already begun.”* He also warned the West not to “play with us the way they played with… Iran.”

His alarming statement comes just days after **Israel launched a surprise attack** on Iranian nuclear and military facilities. In retaliation, Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv, **killing three civilians**. Iranian officials warned that **any Western intervention would lead to further strikes**, while Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz threatened: *“If Khamenei continues to fire missiles… Tehran will burn.”*

Former U.S. President **Donald Trump weighed in**, calling the Israeli attack *“very successful”* and urging Iran to agree to a nuclear deal: *“No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”*

This follows the long-standing conflict over **Iran’s nuclear ambitions**, which escalated after Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement in 2018, reinstating crippling sanctions. With **war raging in Ukraine and violence flaring in the Middle East**, fears of a global conflict are mounting.