Pakistan, June 15 -- Israel's latest strikes on Iranian targets and Tehran's subsequent missile barrage have pushed the Middle East to the brink of a wider regional catastrophe.

Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, declared that the country is "changing the equation against Iran" and warned that "Tehran will burn" if retaliation continues.

His warning reeks of a shift toward deliberate provocation and strategic escalation. In effect, it reveals a broader objective: to isolate, provoke, and potentially involve other powers in an effort to neutralise Iran permanently. This dangerous posture, coming on the heels of years of settler violence, illegal occupation, and the ongoing siege of Gaza, exposes a doctrine of aggression cloaked as p...