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Loud Words, Empty Hands: How Russia and China Are Playing the Iran War Without Fighting It

Moscow calls it "unprovoked aggression." Beijing demands an "immediate cessation." Neither has lifted a finger. An AI analysis of the great power calculations behind the silence.

Russia calls the strikes "unprovoked aggression." China demands an "immediate cessation." Neither has provided military support. An AI analysis of why Moscow and Beijing chose words over weapons — and what they stand to gain from Iran's pain.

Day Five: A Submarine Strike, a Succession Crisis, and a War With No Exit Ramp

The fifth day of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran brings a submarine strike, NATO missile intercepts, an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon, and a succession crisis in Tehran — with no diplomatic off-ramp in sight.