# World War III Tracker

## Metadata
- Author: [[Steven Hayward]]
- Full Title: World War III Tracker
- Category: #articles
- Summary: Many of the media headlines reporting on Israel’s air strikes on Iran in the middle of the night last night say something along the lines of “could lead to an escalation of the regional war.” I have news for everybody: World War III has been underway at least since October 7 of last year, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. The only question is whether its scale and
- URL: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/10/world-war-iii-tracker.php
## Highlights
- Many of the media headlines reporting on Israel’s air strikes on Iran in the middle of the night last night say something along the lines of “could lead to an escalation of the regional war.” I have news for everybody: World War III has been underway at least since October 7 of last year, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. The only question is whether its scale and level of intensity will rise to the level of the previous two world wars. But let’s look at some facts.
Item: Last week it was reported that Russia has provided targeting information to the Houthis in Yemen.
Item: North Korea has sent several thousand troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.
Item: China has recently engaged in what appears to be a dress rehearsal for a blockade of Taiwan, practicing a full-scale naval encirclement of what I’m going to back to calling Free China. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jb7v020whqyv9rjpm0prdedn))