As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate following the Operation Epic Fury strikes, an academic has put forward a striking forecast about the conflict.

An individual often described as “China’s Nostradamus” has offered a prediction regarding the continuing war between the US and Iran.

On February 28, Israeli attacks backed by the United States struck military and government facilities in Iran, resulting in the death of Ali Khamenei along with several other high-ranking officials.

Those assaults triggered retaliatory missile launches from Iran and effectively signaled the beginning of what many analysts now call the 2026 Iran war.

The fighting has already driven global oil prices upward, with President Donald Trump remarking that the surge is ‘a small price to pay’ for ‘safety and peace.’

Yet as the aerial campaign over Iran continues with no clear resolution—alongside Iran’s counterstrikes targeting oil infrastructure and additional locations throughout neighboring Gulf states—a concerning forecast about the US-Iran war has emerged.

Chinese-Canadian educator and commentator Professor Xueqin Jiang, widely known online, attracted attention after outlining three predictions in 2024, which he discusses on his YouTube channel, Predictive History.

What did Professor Xueqin Jiang predict?

Two of those forecasts have already come to pass, including the one claiming that Trump would secure another election victory, which led to Jiang earning the nickname ‘Chinese Nostradamus,’ referencing the famous French astrologer known for his mysterious prophecies.

His second forecast stated: “If he [Trump] does become president in a second term, there will be a very strong likelihood that the United States will go to war with Iran.

Jiang further suggested that one of the primary motivations behind a US confrontation with Iran would involve Israel’s strategic interests. Operation Epic Fury serves as the codename for the joint US–Israeli military operation that began on February 28, 2026, aimed at Iran’s missile systems, nuclear facilities, and military infrastructure.

The Yale College graduate’s third projection about a US-Iran confrontation was that it would ultimately end in defeat for the United States.

When examining hypothetical war scenarios, Jiang explained: “The third big prediction is that the United States will lose the war, which will forever change the global order.”

He added: “If this war [US-Iran] were to happen, there’s absolutely no way America can win this war.”

As for the reasoning behind his view, he argued that Iran’s geography and population would make it extremely difficult for the US to establish any lasting occupation.

His ideas are rooted in a concept he calls ‘psycho-history’, a framework intended to ‘help humanity understand its past, predict its future, and control its present’.

What has Professor Xueqin Jiang said in 2026?

Jiang had previously argued that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would ‘want war with the United States because they’re very angry about US interference in Iran’.

He continued by saying that a ‘second Trump term war with Iran will be a major priority’, adding: “Basically, the United States is looking for a reason and Iran wants to give them a reason, and that’s why I think war between the United States and Iran is very likely in the next two to four years.”

More recently, Jiang appeared on the news program Breaking Points with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, where he discussed how the conflict might unfold.

In the clip, uploaded to YouTube on March 2, he explained: “Given my analysis of how the war is progressing, I think that Iran has many more advantages over the United States. The reality is, right now, it’s a war of attrition between the United States and Iran, and Iranians have been preparing 20 years for this conflict.”

He went on to say that Iran has ‘had many practice runs’, adding: “What the Iranians are doing is waging war against the entire global economy.”

He also pointed to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which he claims ‘supplies 90% of food for the GCC countries’.