The world is unwell, with eight billion people suffering from some form of threat—be it security, economic, geopolitical, technological, climatic or resurgence of pestilence. The world that embraced Donald Trump in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel-Palestine conflict has no appetite for an Israel-Iran war that has modern civilization on the brink.

Israel’s assertion—that “the US is behind the coordinated attacks on Iran”—could escalate tensions in the Mideast. China, Russia and several Arab nations condemning the attacks on Iran may be an indication of a widening distrust between the US and the Mideast. This may drag the US and China into a regional conflict, turning it into a global war. 

“Nothing is solid, permanent and immutable”, the Buddha said. Picking a leaf from his teachings, world leaders should walk toward knowledge, intelligence, sensibility and rationality from ignorance. They must be more compassionate for global peace and stability.