USA is not fighting a war against Iran alone. It's fighting a war against

1) Iran
2) Hezbollah
3) Hamas
4) Houthis
5) The New EU which is not the old EU. There is stronger lobby in EU in favor of Eastern buddies.
6) NATO for the indirect advantage EU receives shredding it's burden to maintain army on US. And the money goes for catering to Non EU population

It's a decisive war. It may Make or Break Both America and Europe both again if it continues
I see Russia turning against China in near future too.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

The EU is not a military alliance, though; and is entirely separate from NATO.

It does though have two flies in the ointment: Turkey and Hungary. Both are becoming increasingly authoritarian, and Hungary's President Orban is a Putin sympathiser.

The relationships of European countries with NATO are at individual national level, irrespective of EU-membership.

Interesting proposition: Russia and China falling out. What do you see as the reasons?

They are uneasy and unlikely allies, due to their totally opposite political systems (although both are ruthless dictatorships).

Oddly, they were less friendly when both were Communist, with their River Amur being one of the world's most heavily-fortified frontiers, against each other. Since then they have become closer, even building railways across Tibet and Mongolia to link China more directly to Western Russia and Europe. (Shorter than via Vladivostok at the Asian end of the Trans-Siberian Railway - the new lines join that a long way Westwards.)

They regard "The West" as a common enemy, but enemies between themselves... over what?