China’s Iran war role is norm promotion, not decisive influence; great-power framing misleads.

Iran war diverts global focus from Sudan. Less pressure on belligerents means more violence, not peace.

“Becoming Singapore” means choosing compliance. But Iranian missiles over Dubai expose the model’s limits.

Soft power is not enough during active war. Indonesia and the Gulf must shift to political mediation.

Not a clash of civilizations. Russia and China backed Iran. Muslim states backed the US.

Iran kept its leverage. The US guarantee frayed. Gulf states hedge: rearm, diversify, and talk to Tehran.

Trump’s mental decline turns the Oval Office into a global threat. Pentagon resists. 25th Amendment looms.

Lebanon challenges Hezbollah. Can Iraq and Yemen follow? Aoun speaks, but the world watches from a distance.

Trump as Christ the Healer: politicizing Jesus reaches a new extreme. Evangelicals push back swiftly.

Punishing Lebanon, not just Hezbollah, risks entrenching the militant group and turning the Lebanese people against Israel.