The world’s military superpowers are currently involved in a number of flashpoints across the globe and experts have warned that two specific conflicts could lead to a much greater war

Violence is escalating between both Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Iran-backed groups in the Middle East.

On Sunday (August 25) the dominant political faction in Lebanon, Hezbollah, launched some 300 drones and missiles across the Israeli border into Israel. The strike is believed to be delayed retaliation for the killings of high-profile Hamas and Hezbollah leaders inside both Lebanon and Iran.

Then, on Monday morning (August 26), Russia launched a ferocious drone and missile attack on Ukraine, in what is thought to be retaliation for Kyiv’s ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. With ongoing strife in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere, there is growing unease about these battles escalating and drawing in the world’s superpowers. These incidents led the Daily Star to dig into its archives.

Back in May of this year, we spoke to experts about which of these conflict zones could be most likely to explode into a wider fight, or even World War Three. While all of these conflicts have moved forward since then, both defence specialist Matthew Powell and General Sir Richard Barrons took into account the long-term dangers the battles posed. Here’s what they had to say.

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