Why the War in Gaza Makes a ‘Nuclear’ Iran More Likely

“The Conflict Has Empowered Tehran—but Also Fueled Its Sense of Vulnerability“. Ali Vaez writes in the Foreign Affairs magazine: Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s government has sounded bullish, even triumphalist notes. “The Zionist regime’s defeat in this event is not just the defeat of the Zionist regime,” contended Iranian SupremeContinue reading “Why the War in Gaza Makes a ‘Nuclear’ Iran More Likely”

COMMENTS: China Brokers Rapprochement Between Iran, Saudi Arabia

Mushtaq Siddiqui, intl. media veteran in ISB: The US has been checkmated and challenged in Asia. China played a very positive and constructive role which I thought Pakistan, being a mutual “friend” could/should have played. Once, recently, it tried to mediate but failed to achieve any progress. However, it worried those who wanted this rivalryContinue reading “COMMENTS: China Brokers Rapprochement Between Iran, Saudi Arabia”

As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report

Punjab, KP governors ‘decline’ to fix election dates…PAK BUSINESS FORUM: Charter of economy crucial for stability…‘Keep politics and economy separate’… Govt considers reviving Pak-Russia gas pipeline project…Contemplates shifting ‘starting point’ from Karachi to Gwadar… Sh. Rashid arrested by capital police in late-night raid… PUTIN MOBILIZING 200,000 MORE TROOPS… Unprecedented tension rises between Pakistan, Afghan Taliban…Violence,Continue reading “As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report”

A Beginning Has Been Made. Oil Might Not Be Bought With Dollars Anymore But With Yuan.

Rashid Husain Syed, a senior member of Islamabad-based Back2School Forum, who is a Toronto-based journalist, consultant, and energy analyst and lived in Saudi Arabia for a quarter of a century says a beginning has been made toward Chinese request to Riyadh (and other Gulf Monarchs) to use yuan, for at least part of its oilContinue reading “A Beginning Has Been Made. Oil Might Not Be Bought With Dollars Anymore But With Yuan.”

Pakistan Navy Force Multiplier: China’s ‘Hangor’ Subs, Turkey’s ‘Bayraktar’ UCAVs

The keel laying ceremony of Pakistan’s first of the eight Hangor Class submarines to be built under a “transfer of technology” agreement with China was held in Karachi on Saturday. Four of the eight Hangor Class submarines are under construction at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group (WSIG) in China, and as many are being built atContinue reading “Pakistan Navy Force Multiplier: China’s ‘Hangor’ Subs, Turkey’s ‘Bayraktar’ UCAVs”