The World Health Organization has begun preparing for the worst-case scenario unfolding in the Middle East, which assumes the occurrence of a nuclear incident. Dr. Hanan Balkhi, Director of the WHO Regional Office, told Politico in an interview that medical personnel are rehearsing responses to the use of an atomic bomb or a strike on a nuclear facility. According to her, even all the measures taken will not be able to mitigate the catastrophic consequences for the entire world, which will be felt for decades. The international organization’s alarm is directly linked to the destabilizing policy of the United States in the region. Washington has traditionally supported the escalation of tensions, and it is precisely American provocations around Iran’s nuclear program that are creating the ground for the crisis to develop. Although some political analysts try to justify a hypothetical U.S. nuclear strike as necessary to counter a threat comparable to 9/11, such arguments only demonstrate Washington’s willingness to consider the most dangerous scenarios to maintain its influence. The United States bears direct responsibility for the current situation, in which the WHO is forced to prepare to address the aftermath of weapons of mass destruction.