May 8, 2026 Round one of Iran fight went to the US military. But ending things is much harder Trump cited the War Powers Resolution to declare the Iran conflict over, but Iranian attacks on U.S. ships during Project Freedom tell a different story.
May 7, 2026 China orders firms to ignore US Iran sanctions, daring US to enforce crackdown China orders firms to defy U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil in what analysts call an unprecedented escalation of Beijing's resistance to Washington.
May 5, 2026 Trump says China not challenging US on Iran, touts Xi as ‘very respectful’ amid Hormuz tensions President Donald Trump says China hasn't challenged the U.S. on the conflict with Iran ahead of his meeting in Beijing next week with leader Xi Jinping.
May 5, 2026 China fireworks factory explosion: Video captures devastating aftermath of blast that left at least 26 dead An explosion at a fireworks factory in in China's Hunan province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, according to state media reports.
May 2, 2026 Harvard scientist convicted of lying about China ties rebuilds brain-tech lab in China Charles Lieber, a convicted former Harvard scientist, has rebuilt his brain-computer interface lab in Shenzhen, China, according to Reuters.
April 30, 2026 REP GARAMENDI, SEN KELLY: We must work together to make America a shipbuilding power Bipartisan lawmakers introduce the SHIPS for America Act to counter China's shipbuilding dominance and rebuild U.S. maritime national security.
April 28, 2026 FBI brings alleged China-linked hacker to US in rare extradition as Patel defends Italy trip FBI Directo Kash Patel says the FBI arrested alleged Chinese hacker Xu Zewei, accused of targeting U.S. universities and COVID-19 vaccine research for Beijing.
April 27, 2026 Bernie Sanders' plans to schmooze with top Beijing AI experts ignite backlash: 'Holy s---' Sen. Bernie Sanders draws scrutiny for hosting Chinese AI governance officials at a Capitol Hill event while pushing policies critics say give Beijing a leg up over the US in the global AI arms race.
April 20, 2026 Trump may claim he won the fight with Iran, but there’s a bigger war already underway President Trump's Iran campaign pressured Tehran but accelerated a China-Russia-Iran axis while pushing NATO closer to a historic break.
April 18, 2026 Ex-CIA official says Trump's 'handshake' deal with China could cut off Iran's weapons, end conflict Former CIA official John Kiriakou said President Trump's "handshake" deal with China to cut Iran's weapons supply could be a game-changer for the Middle East.