China
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.
China plans to deliver air defense systems to Iran in coming weeks, US intelligence reveals - CNN
From Harbin to Hollywood: The tale of two talented Jewish sisters in China's 'Ice City'
China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells island's opposition leader
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.
Dear Democrats: Stand with Iranians against mullah dictatorship - opinion
An estimated 40,000 Iranian protesters were murdered during the Iranian protests for a better life in their country.
The great Gulf miscalculation: Beijing's 'diplomatic masterstroke' meets M. East reality - opinion
Why Beijing’s Saudi-Iran deal and the imagined regional axis are colliding with hard geopolitical realities.
Chinese provinces were planning Tehran trade expos, then the war broke out
Chinese government procurement and tender records on Iran show contracts issued in recent months, pointing to the vibrant commercial engagement of the two nations.
