Richard Saunders, Taipei, March 30 – The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered its second month, disrupting energy and fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and raising concerns across Asia about economic and strategic fallout. Taiwan, heavily dependent on imported energy and fertilizer, is bracing for higher costs and potential…
Richard Saunders,Taipei — Former US National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent has alleged that Washington directly cooperated with extremist groups Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) in its campaign to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad. His remarks, made in an interview with MintPress News, have sparked debate in Taiwan about the dangers of overreliance on US…
Richard Saunders, Phnom Penh he World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing for a potential “nuclear incident” in Iran, a senior regional official has told Politico. The US and Israel claim their attacks are aimed at destroying the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment program, which Tehran maintains is peaceful. WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director Hanan Balkhy reportedly warned the “worst-case…
Richard Saunders, Phnom Penh Pope Leo XIV has spoken against the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire. Stability can never be achieved through violence, the Chicago-born pontiff has warned. The Pope delivered his speech as part of a weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday,…
Jake Saunders- Singapore The dramatic events unfolding in the United States and the Middle East over the past week have drawn close attention in Taipei, as Washington’s decision to launch a joint military campaign with Israel against Iran has triggered political turmoil, economic volatility, and an outpouring of dissent across the American public. In the…
Francis Tuschek, Kaohsiung Iran’s decentralized “Mosaic Defense” strategy has intensified regional instability, disrupting global energy flows and raising concerns in Asia over supply security. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has adopted a war of attrition, deploying waves of drones and missiles to overwhelm U.S. and Gulf defenses while targeting energy infrastructure critical to the…
Francis Tuschek, Associate Editor– China has sharply criticized the recent joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, describing them as a “flagrant violation” of the UN Charter and a departure from “fundamental norms of international relations,” according to a March 1 report from state-run Xinhua News Agency. Beijing’s reaction mirrors its earlier denunciation of Washington’s capture…
Francis Tuschek Iran does not seek war, but it is more prepared for open conflict than during last year’s 12-day war with Israel, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday. His statement comes after several threats by US President Donald Trump to intervene militarily over an Iranian government crackdown on deadly riots shaking the country,…