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The World Was Warned: U.S. Weapon Support to Israel Has Triggered the Domino Effect-And It May End in Nuclear War

Christie Sikora, author of Blood and Gold

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2025 / As I write this, I watch a nightmare unfold-one I predicted in the pages of my book, Blood and Gold. The headlines, the silence, the brutality-they're not unexpected. They're tragic confirmations of a warning we were too proud, too distracted, or too afraid to hear.

Christie Sikora Evrima Chicago

A domino has been tipped. And most in the West still don't grasp how close we are to a war that won't just be regional. It could become global.

A War That Doesn't End Where It Starts

In his latest investigative piece, journalist CJ Werleman outlines a terrifying but logical sequence of events:

  • The United States strikes Iranian nuclear sites.

  • Israel intensifies attacks on Tehran.

  • Iran retaliates with force.

  • And now, Israel-diplomatically isolated and dangerously low on missile interceptors-faces a storm it cannot withstand.

Backed by new strategic alliances with China and Russia, Iran now holds a stronger military and nuclear position than ever before. Israeli cities are being battered. Missile defenses are faltering. And joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes are only deepening Iranian resolve.

This isn't conjecture. It's real. It's happening.

America's Complicity in the Collapse

And America? We keep sending weapons. We keep pretending this is about defense or freedom. But the uncomfortable truth is this: the U.S. military-industrial complex is not delivering peace-it is manufacturing prolonged suffering.

In Blood and Gold, I called this collapse the Domino Effect-a chain reaction born from historical injustice, colonization, and decades of dehumanization. Palestine was never the final stop. It was the beginning. Gaza became its most brutal confirmation.

Violence doesn't resolve. It spreads. And when justice is denied long enough, rage will find another form, another front, another weapon.

The Book That Tried to Warn Us

Blood and Gold is not a novel. It is a mirror. A warning. A record of facts, testimony, and history many still choose to ignore. It was written as a plea, grounded in survivor accounts, geopolitical data, and human truth. And now it reads more like a prophecy. One we had a chance to heed-and didn't.

If more people had read it, perhaps some lives might have been spared. Because what's happening now isn't a surprise. It's what happens when the powerful silence the truth-and the world pretends it's not our responsibility.

We are not spectators. We fund the bombs. We shape the stories. We turn away.

And now, perhaps, we're too late.

Israel at the Brink-and What Comes Next

If this current path holds, Israel won't just suffer retaliation. It may face annihilation. That, too, is a tragedy. The loss of any people is a tragedy.

But we cannot mourn one side and ignore the other.

More than 374,000 Palestinians have died since late 2023-75% of them women and children-leaving Gaza's population at an estimated 1.8 million, according to a recent Harvard study. These are not statistics. They are shattered lives. Shattered homes. A broken humanity.

Final Words: This Is the Choice Point

To my fellow Americans: stop asking, "How did this happen?"
Start asking, "What are we doing to stop it?"

To the U.S. government: If you continue down this path-arming one side while ignoring the scale of human suffering-you will not just be remembered as enablers of genocide. You will be held accountable for helping ignite a larger war.

To the world: Wake up. The dominos are still falling.

An early-release edition of Blood and Gold-printed prior to final proofreading-is currently available on Amazon and will soon be available via authorchristiesikora.com. The fully revised edition is expected within the next two weeks.

Source & Citation Table

Claim/Reference

Source

CJ Werleman's reporting on U.S.-Iran-Israel escalation

CJ Werleman -CJWerleman.substack.com

Harvard study on Palestinian casualties and Gaza population decline

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, 2024 (dataset used in UNRWA & WHO briefings)

U.S. arms and funding support to Israel

Congressional Research Service (CRS), U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel, 2024 Report

Iran-China-Russia military alliance developments

Reuters & Foreign Policy (2023-2024 coverage on regional military cooperation)

Title & publication note for Blood and Gold

Christie Sikora, Amazon listing & author website (forthcoming)

Disclaimer

This original article was independently drafted by the Evrima Chicago News Bureau in full collaboration with Christie Sikora, author of Blood and Gold. The views expressed reflect the author's documented research, literary framework, and stated positions on current geopolitical events.

Recent stories related to Christie Sikora's work have been featured by CBS News, ABC News, and Khaleej Times, reflecting international interest in her insights on war, justice, and historical reckoning.

Official Representation

Evrima Chicago is the authorized publishing and media representative for Christie Sikora. For syndication, interviews, or permission to reproduce this article, contact pr@evrimachicago.com OR waasay@evrimachicago.com.

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Reader Advisory

This article discusses themes of war, systemic violence, and humanitarian crises. Readers are encouraged to consult additional verified sources for emerging developments.

SOURCE: Evrima Chicago LLC.



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