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China’s Iran Dilemma: What Happens If Tehran Quits the NPT—and War With the US Erupts?
China opposes the US and Western escalation against Iran and insists on condemning the US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear targets. China considers...
Debt, Diesel and Trump’s Slump: Five Charts Defining the Week
Every Friday, Reuters Open Interest distills the financial week into five key charts, highlighting the major market trends, surprises and developments that shaped investor...
Why Is Ukraine’s Ousted Defence Minister Heading to the U.S. for Defence Tech Funding?
Fedorov Plans U.S. Trip After Leaving Defence Ministry
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is planning to travel to the United States to raise funding...
Can Iran Withstand Trump’s New Economic War as U.S. Sanctions Intensify?
Iran Prepares for Tougher U.S. Economic Pressure
Iran says it must strengthen its economy and reduce its vulnerability to foreign pressure as Washington prepares to...
Is China Preparing to Let Its Rare Earth Truce With Washington Expire?
When China agreed to suspend its sweeping new rare earth export controls in November 2025, Washington and Beijing appeared to have stepped away from...
Is China-US Trust Down to a Single Day?
According to an exclusive report from POLITICO, Xi Jinping's planned September visit to the United States has reportedly been shortened to just one day....
The Ulchi Freedom Shield Cuts: Why Did the US Rattle Its Most Important Asian Ally?
When a US president scales back military exercises with a key Pacific ally hours before they begin, and offers two contradictory reasons for doing...
The Patriot Problem: America Can’t Build Missiles Fast Enough
On July 23, Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainians that Raytheon wanted to help produce Patriot interceptors on Ukrainian-linked lines. Five days later, Lockheed Martin signed...
Could Trump’s Iran Sanctions Threat Escalate the Global Economic War?
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened severe economic consequences against any country that provides Iran with financial, commercial or logistical support, expanding the economic...
Why Is China Urging South Korea to Stay Neutral Between Beijing and Washington?
China is pressing South Korea to avoid taking sides in the growing strategic competition between Beijing and Washington, while arguing that U.S. policy toward...