India, March 9 -- With Iran beleaguered by Israel and the US, West Asia now essentially stands ablaze. In retaliation for the bombing of several sites and the deaths of Ali Khamenei, numerous key Iranian figures and civilians, Iran has targeted US bases in the Gulf.

The US-Israel campaign, while claiming to be aimed at degrading Iranian nuclear capabilities, is openly known to be aimed at regime change that is favourable to US interests in the area, especially oil.

Iran, being the ideological head of the Axis of Resistance, aims to ensure regime survival and regional attrition with its allies Yemen (Houthis), Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Gaza (Hamas), as seen in Tehran's unyielding response to the strikes.

While the US-Israel side has deplo...