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Iran signaling it has incentive to escalate the war
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (967+ words) Iran’s threat to target American warships with an enhanced ballistic missile appears to mark a new and potentially more dangerous phase of the Middle East conflict, six months in. Tehran says its solid-fuel Qassem Basir missile enables it to “take…...
What Iran's resilience tells China, Russia about US power
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1358+ words) When the US-Israeli war against Iran began, few in Beijing or Moscow likely expected Tehran to withstand military pressure from two of the world’s most capable powers. In the early days, US and Israeli air, intelligence and technological superiority were…...
When weddings become battlefields, the laws of war begin to fail
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (442+ words) On September 1, a US airstrike hit a family compound in Kuhestak, southern Iran, as women and children gathered for a wedding celebration. At least five people were killed and dozens more injured. The principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution are…...
America undependable? That???s not the problem
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (800+ words) Last week I was in England at a symposium with many Europeans and others from around the world. The main takeaway? Nonstop gratuitous insults of Donald Trump, America, and Americans – underpinned by complaints that America is “undependable” and “unpredictable” and…...
China's WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (790+ words) China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned aircraft built for sustained operations across the vast distances of the Pacific. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that…...
Xi's Egypt visit hints at China's larger African vision
1+ week, 5+ day ago (909+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt today for his first state visit in a decade. There, he will find a relationship that no longer fits neatly on the Middle East’s map. China’s Middle East policy has long been read…...
Best propaganda money can buy can't sell Americans on Iran war
1+ week, 5+ day ago (751+ words) A new University of Massachusetts-Amherst opinion poll, conducted August 21-26, finds profound American disillusionment with President Donald Trump, with his Iran war, and with its economic fallout in their lives. Apparently, the Ellison family’s attempt to drum up support for Donald…...