Economist Philip Pilkington says the Iran conflict has turbocharged the decline of US financial dominance — compressing what might've been a 10-year unwind into maybe 2 years.

China and Russia's play? Just wait. "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake," he notes.

Since 2014, BRICS nations have quietly built parallel financial rails. Pilkington warns those systems can go live "almost immediately" once trust in the dollar breaks — and that moment may be closer than the West thinks.

The shift isn't gradual anymore. It's a sprint.