Phase 4:
>Putin creates a military alliance with China
China does this so it can use Russian bases to strike at the US.
Putin does it to get supplies and free up Siberian troops to take out Ukraine.
>With fresh troops w/modern equipment and Chinese units. Russia breaks the Ukrainian line
>EU limits the fighting to Ukraine
Ukraine front stabilizes on the Dnieper River
>Israel (for self serving reasons) Starts attacking Russian Bases in the Levant
>Israel now a "part of NATO" makes an alliance with Azerbaijan
Israel wants Iran taken out. Most of Azeri territory is in Iran and they want it back. The two concoct a plan to draw NATO into all out war with Iran
>Israel Azeri's begin an invasion of Iran to try and force the US/NATO to join.
But the US can't do much beyond a few Air force units/special forces
>Iran responds by whipping up it's allied militias & terror groups
>This draws in Saudi Arabia to whip up it's militias & terror groups
MENA descends into anarchy as the two side fight shit tons of proxy wars.
>Meanwhile Azeri/Israel's stale in the mountains.
>Iran closes the straights of Hormuz and enters open sub warfare in Indian Ocean
Gas prices quadruple
>Pakistan attempts to stay neutral but militia groups in the south and north rebel