Ex-NATO commander issues alarming warning to America over Iran conflict

A retired Canadian Major-General has savagely criticised Donald Trump's ongoing attack on Iran, claiming American troops could soon find themselves in a 'bit of a pickle'.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, David Fraser - who previously served as a NATO commander - initially praised the daily missions of US-Israeli forces currently stationed across the Middle East.

The veteran commended the accuracy of the complex strikes currently being fired at the Iranian capital, Tehran, but admitted he isn't sure where the war was going, taking aim at Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu's combined military strategy.

"Trump's got himself into a bit of a pickle," Frazer told the news outlet, discussing the seemingly shaky foundations of the assault, which Iran responded to by firing missiles of its own at Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Cyprus.

Trump fired the first missiles at Iran on 28 February (Contributor/Getty Images)

"The political superstructure over this operation is unclear as anything I've ever seen."

Fraser - who previously commanded US and allied forces in Afghanistan - went on to note that, as time has gone on, the US-Israeli offence appears to have lost its endgame, leading Iranian leaders to wonder what Trump and Netanyahu expect of them going forward.

For reference, over 2,000 people have been killed in the Middle East in the last three weeks, with the vast majority of victims hailing from Iran. 13 military personnel from the US have been killed, alongside a further 200 who have sustained serious injuries.

Upon firing their first missile on 28 February, Trump and his Israeli counterpart insisted the attack served as an official response to the Islamic Republic's increasingly totalitarian leadership - more specifically, its oppression of Iranian citizens.

Fraser noted Iran's retaliation abilities

The following day, the pair confessed that their attack had partially been aimed at ensuring that Iran 'does not obtain a nuclear weapon'.

The conflict has gone on to catastrophically impact global energy costs, especially fuel prices.

It has also provided 79-year-old Trump with an opportunity to test the strength of alliances America has with other nations, specifically fellow NATO members. More specifically, the Republican warned all 32 member countries that a failure to back his acquisition and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could be 'very bad for the future of' the group.

Fraser believes the reluctance of other world leaders to jump to Trump's defence likely stems from their failure to wrap their heads around the Americans' wishy-washy political aims.

"Trump's ability to bully the world has actually come to an end," he noted, adding: "'It's not a NATO fight at all. NATO has got nothing to do with the region."

Fraser claimed Iran has gotten a second wind (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

And while Trump has been preoccupied with making these threats, Fraser said Iranian troops have been refining their military tactics, with current leaders reportedly still reeling from the strikes that killed the country's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

"Iran seems to have gotten a bit of a second wind," the commander added, commending Iran's proven capability in retaliating.

"Just the threat of biting back provides a strategic effect for Iran."

Lastly, Fraser predicted the 'only way' of successfully bringing this ever-spreading conflict to a close is for diplomatic conversations to be had between Iran and America, which would mean Trump pulling back and listening.

"The only way you're going to solve this is through diplomatic means to end the war."

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