A former CIA operative has delivered a blunt one-word assessment on whether the Iran conflict could trigger full-scale nuclear war. In devastating scenes that have unfolded since Saturday, February 28, as part of Operation Epic Fury, the US and Israel have launched strikes against the Middle Eastern nation of Iran in attempts to overthrow the Islamic Republic. The attacks resulted in the deaths of military officials and most significantly, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the regime's supreme leader,