China
Strait of Hormuz closure has raised oil prices, but not without precedent - analysis
Even as gas prices have risen in recent weeks, another set of numbers has remained relatively contained: the markets.
Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News
Between the Hormuz and Taiwan straits: Taipei’s view of the Iran war-opinion
The war with Iran is a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative - opinion
The Iran war is giving China a real-time look at how America fights - analysis
While Beijing is certainly studying the defense technologies being deployed by the US and Israel, hardware is only one part of the equation
From the Western Wall to war sirens: A Chinese traveler’s unexpected Israeli journey - interview
"As a Chinese outsider with no ties to this region, I have become a 'radical observer,' witnessing firsthand how nations, religions, and cultures build walls of hatred that isolate humanity."
China eyes Iran conflict while pushing military modernization - analysis
While global attention is on the Iran war, China quietly advances its military capabilities, focusing on modernization, innovation, and defense spending.
Iranian ships leave Chinese port with suspected missile fuel during war - report
Two sanctioned Iranian vessels departed a Chinese chemical port carrying what experts say may be sodium perchlorate, a key missile fuel ingredient, raising questions about Beijing’s Tehran relations.
Will the US-Israel war on Iran reshape the global order? - analysis
Bush promised a world order of peace and democracy, a rules-based world order where countries wouldn’t invade one another. It was also a world where the US was the global hegemon.
Iran: You are so not invited to my sons’ bar mitzvah
Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.
The oxygen war: The new order China didn’t budget for - opinion
The new order is colder: dependency pricing. Cut the cheap oxygen – oil cash, sanctions-evasion routes, and unprotected chokepoints – and the regimes that live on it don’t just wobble: they suffocate
China in talks with Iran to allow safe oil and gas passage through Hormuz, sources say
The war has left the critical shipping passageway all but shut, with Iran having moved to paralyze shipping through the Strait.
Gravity-defying coffee bar teeters above a sheer drop
Built onto the cliff face about 70 meters above sea level, the platform requires reservations and non-negotiable staff supervision.
'Spontaneous' US-Iran war protests funded by billionaire anti-Israel group backer - report
Rapid US protests over the Iran campaign were reportedly driven by anti-Israel groups with alleged links to a Shanghai-based billionaire and a funding network under congressional scrutiny.