Chinese Companies Were Buying Sanctioned Iranian Oil — That Supply Is Now Disrupted
For years, Chinese independent refineries quietly purchased massive quantities of sanctioned Iranian crude oil at steep discounts, creating a...
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The Belt and Road Initiative’s Central Asian Route Runs Through Iranian Territory
Yes, the Belt and Road Initiative's Central Asian route runs directly through Iranian territory, and recent developments have made this connection more...
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China Loses Its Most Important Energy Corridor Through Iran to the Persian Gulf
China has effectively lost its most important energy corridor through Iran to the Persian Gulf. The joint U.S.
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Central Asian Countries Including Turkmenistan Share Borders With Iran
Of the five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — only Turkmenistan shares a direct land border...
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The Houthis Have Been Attacking Shipping for Over a Year — Iran’s Collapse Changes Their Calculus
For more than a year, Yemen's Houthi rebels turned the Red Sea into one of the most dangerous shipping corridors on earth, attacking 178...
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Trump’s Iran War Could Push Dozens of Countries Closer to China and Russia
A military conflict between the United States and Iran under a second Trump administration would almost certainly accelerate the global realignment...
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Anti-American Sentiment Is Surging Across the Middle East and South Asia
Anti-American sentiment across the Middle East and South Asia has exploded into deadly violence following the coordinated US-Israel military strikes on...
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America’s European Allies Did Not Sign Up for This War and Are Not Participating
America's European allies did not sign up for the war with Iran, and they are making that fact loudly and publicly clear.
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China’s Global Position Strengthens Every Time America Opens a New Military Front
Every time the United States opens or escalates a military front abroad, China gains ground — not by firing a single shot, but by...
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The Iran War Creates New Demand for the Same Weapons America Was Shipping to Ukraine
The United States military is now burning through the same missile interceptors it has been sending to Ukraine, and the math does not work...
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Global Supply Chains Face Major Disruption as the Iran War Expands
Global supply chains are in crisis. Following the joint U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, the Strait of Hormuz...
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Shipping Insurance for Persian Gulf Routes Now Costs More Than the Cargo Itself
The short answer is that for some vessels transiting the Persian Gulf right now, shipping insurance premiums are indeed approaching or exceeding the value...
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China Has Billions in Belt and Road Projects Inside Iran — All Now at Risk
China's much-publicized Belt and Road Initiative inside Iran is, by the numbers, largely a mirage.
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China Issues Official Statement on U.S. Strikes Against Iran
China has officially condemned the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran as "unacceptable," calling for an immediate cessation of military operations...
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Gold Prices Are Surging…Trump’s Tariffs, Trade Deals, Supreme Court Ruling
Gold prices have blown past $5,300 per ounce, and the reasons are not mysterious. A collision of tariff chaos, a landmark Supreme Court ruling...
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Americans Paying $287 Billion in Tariffs…8 Open Settlements Most Require No Proof of Purchase
Americans paid $287 billion in customs duties, taxes, and fees during calendar year 2025 — a 192 percent increase from the prior year, according...
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Mexico Cartel Violence Update: El Mencho’s Body Recovered
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious drug lord known as "El Mencho" and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed on February...
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Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Rebate Check Promise Is Officially Dead
Trump's promise to send every American a $2,000 tariff rebate check is dead. The Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in *Learning Resources, Inc....
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Customs Will Stop Collecting Trump’s Tariffs…Government May Not Return $175 Billion
Yes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has officially stopped collecting the tariffs President Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic...
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Supreme Court Struck Down Tariffs…$175 Billion May Be Refunded to Corporations, Not Consumers
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's tariff regime in a 6-3 decision, ruling that the International Emergency Economic...
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