Recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury have led to Iranian missile and drone attacks across at least nine countries, including targets near U.S. military bases. Brookings Institution experts analyzing the aftermath describe a scenario resembling 'everything everywhere, all at once,' with Iranian efforts expanding the conflict and raising prospects of regime collapse, internal fragmentation, or sustained instability that could spread beyond Iran's borders. The analysis highlights how low-cost drones have evaded defenses effectively and warns that the situation risks chaos comparable to or exceeding past conflicts in Iraq and Libya. Similar assessments from Georgetown and other policy institutes note dangers of prolonged engagement, economic disruptions from energy price spikes, and proxy activations that could draw in additional regional actors.