A man known as “Living Nostradamus” for his paranormal predictions, claims Donald Trump has a hidden strategy for Iran — and warns China will seize the moment. Having claimed to have foreshadowed numerous major global events, Athos Salomé’s latest bombshell concerns the current war with Iran. Salomé argues the strategy he foresees is designed to avoid the heavy American casualties that defined conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Salomé said: “The figures are, at once, undeniable and sad. The number of returning soldiers who killed themselves after Iraq and Afghanistan — more than 30,000 — outstripped those killed in combat, around 7,000.”

According to the Brazilian seer, that painful legacy has reshaped how Washington thinks about future wars.

He said: “The Pentagon knows invading is easy. But the soldier carries the war home with him in his backpack.”

Instead of boots on the ground, Salomé predicts what he calls an “aseptic war” against Iran — fought with precision strikes, drones and cyber-operations aimed at crippling the country’s energy system and command structure.

Salomé claimed: “Iran will not see tanks in the streets of Tehran. What will come is surgical bombardment, drones and cyberattacks.”

He continued: “The objective is the implosion of the regime and domination of oil resources. There will be no need for the legwork of an impossible ground occupation.”

Salomé believes such a campaign would attempt to trigger internal collapse rather than direct regime change imposed by force.

He said: “The United States will not occupy Iran. It will remake the country into a technological and energy island.”

Under this scenario, he argues, American operations would focus on power grids, oil facilities and digital networks — leaving the government increasingly isolated from its own population.

Salomé said: “The predicted attacks will remain on energy infrastructure and command centres. Trump is betting that digital blackout and fuel shortages will push the population to overthrow the leadership.”

He added that signs of this tactic have already appeared.

He claimed: “The digital blackout has already lasted a week in Iran. That is the preview of a larger strategy.”

But Salomé warned the immediate flashpoint could come from a vital shipping corridor.

He said: “The next likely move is the symbolic closure of the Strait of Hormuz by militias linked to Iran.”

The narrow waterway, through which roughly a fifth of global oil supply passes, would instantly send shockwaves through energy markets if disrupted.

Salomé warned: “If oil stabilises above $110 a barrel, prepare for successive increases in fuel prices.”

Yet the mystic’s most dramatic claim is that the true long-term beneficiary of a prolonged Middle Eastern crisis would not be Washington or Tehran — but Beijing.

He said: “While the United States wears itself down in the Middle East, China is consolidating the Northern Sea Route.”

The Arctic shipping corridor is becoming increasingly important as melting ice opens new maritime trade paths between Asia and Europe. According to Salomé, Beijing is already positioning itself to challenge American influence in the region.

He said: “China has issued warnings contesting American presence in the Arctic. They call it modern piracy.”

He believes the turmoil surrounding Iran would give Beijing the perfect opportunity to expand its reach in the polar north — particularly through strategic infrastructure investments.

Salomé claimed: “China will use this conflict to accelerate the economic annexation of infrastructure in Greenland.”

Greenland, rich in rare earth minerals and strategically located between North America and Europe, has long been viewed as a geopolitical prize. Salomé said Beijing could present itself as a stabilising force in contrast to an overstretched Washington.

He said: “They will offer protection against what they will describe as ‘American instability’.”

If his prediction proves correct, Salomé argues the real battle triggered by an Iran crisis would stretch far beyond the Middle East.

He said: “This is not only about Iran. It is about who will control the future routes of energy, technology and global trade.”