According to media reports, on April 19, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted in the Kajavaristan region of Isfahan province in central Iran, shaking the world. According to a U.S. official, it was an Israeli missile that targeted a key target inside Iran. Iran has previously warned that it will not hesitate to defend the country's security and interests. If Israel dares to launch an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, it will be met with a resolute response from Iran.
At the same time, explosions were heard in Iran's Isfahan region, in southern Syria's Suweida province, and in Iraq's Baghdad and Babylon provinces. Earlier in the day, at least eight flights were urgently diverted over Iranian airspace to avoid the war-torn area, according to flight tracking website Flight Radar 24.
Some experts said that Israel has always been ready to repay any attack in the Middle East, and they believe in the principle of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." Now, the United States has also expressed deep concern about this matter. They fear that if a large-scale conflict does break out between Israel and Iran, the consequences could be dire. What worries the United States even more is that such a conflict could draw the United States into it and plunge it into the quagmire of war.
Some American media commented that Israel has become an internally divided country, which seems to remind them to be careful. If Israel really insists on going its own way and runs counter to the US strategy, then they may be cleaned up and the end could be very tragic.
As a result of this incident, global crude oil and gold prices rose in the short term, while stock indices in the Asia-Pacific region generally fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific index fell 2% to 166.98 points, while the Nikkei 225 index extended its decline to 3%. The value of the dollar soared, while Treasury yields plummeted. All these signs indicate that the global economic landscape is experiencing sharp fluctuations because of this potential conflict.