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For many Iranians, Khamenei will not be missed or mourned

For many Iranians, Khamenei will not be missed or mourned

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran did not immediately confirm his de...

Mar 01, 2026 5 min read
A strike is not a strategy — Iran will prove it

A strike is not a strategy — Iran will prove it

In certain quarters of Washington, one imagines the corks popping. The news flashes across screens: a coordinated American and Israeli strike has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...

Mar 02, 2026 5 min read
China’s cheap AI designed to hook the world on its tech

China’s cheap AI designed to hook the world on its tech

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American “frontier labs” such as Google and OpenAI into question. La...

Mar 02, 2026 5 min read
Trump’s strike on Iran hits China where it hurts

Trump’s strike on Iran hits China where it hurts

TOKYO — As Donald Trump’s military adventurism hits Iran, Chinese leader Xi Jinping could be excused for wondering if the US president is trolling him. After all, Xi’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wa...

Mar 02, 2026 5 min read
China watching as US missile stocks drain over Iran

China watching as US missile stocks drain over Iran

The Wall Street Journal has reported the US military is racing to neutralize Iranian strike capabilities before critical missile interceptors are exhausted, a logistical crisis fueled by a stark cost-...

Mar 02, 2026 5 min read
Why did Kuwait shoot down 3 US F-15s?

Why did Kuwait shoot down 3 US F-15s?

Three US F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on Sunday, March 1, by Kuwaiti air defense systems. No deaths were reported. While an accidental shootdown can happen at any time in a complex wa...

Mar 02, 2026 5 min read
Stop illegal Chinese worker exploitation in Indonesia

Stop illegal Chinese worker exploitation in Indonesia

Indonesia’s recent discovery of Chinese workers without proper work permits in the Galang Batang special economic zone exposes a systemic enforcement failure with serious human costs. Provincial...

Mar 03, 2026 5 min read
Pentagon strong-armed AI firms before Iran strikes

Pentagon strong-armed AI firms before Iran strikes

In the lead-up to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the P...

Mar 03, 2026 5 min read