Trump’s one-two punch to China’s grand strategy: Iran as Middle East proxy
Special to WorldTribune, March 1, 2026 by Miles Maochun Yu, Hoover Institution The following analysis was originally published on July 2, 2025 and was re-posted this weekend by the author. When the Biden administration signaled a withdrawal of U.S. assertiveness in the Middle East, it effectively created a vacuum that China was eager to fill. […]