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Promoting American Interests. We expose. We operate. Active from Capitol Hill to Iran's streets. @CampusWatchMEF @Islamist_Watch @IsraelVictoryP1 | @GreggRoman

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Peru is becoming a new front in Tehran’s shadow war. Jose Lev Alvarez shows how antisemitism, weak institutions, and narco-terror networks give Iran room to operate. meforum.org/mef-observer/p…
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Jim Hanson@JimHansonDC·
I'm not seeing anything but green lights from the Trump Xi meeting. China to buy US oil and agricultural products No Iranian nukes or control of the Strait of Hormuz More access to Chinese markets for US companies. Obviously lots of work yet, but this is a helluva start. This was always the promise of a Trump Presidency, deals with adversaries to gain common ground. Every country runs on trade and China desperately needs a jump start. They have done a fabulous job of creating the impression of a good economy. But a lot of it is fake accounting and tricks to hide the use of state control to make it appear better. They built many things they can't even use just to keep their growth numbers up but that was only a short term fix. The bigger problem is demographics. The One Child policy from 1979-2015 means they have an aging population and not nearly enough young people to replace them. They started the policy out of fear of famines and the idea they couldn't keep up with a rapid population growth. But they did and now they have a major hole in new work force. More than anyone the may need Optimus robots from @elonmusk. In the short and mid term they just need to maximize trade so they can keep their machine humming. That's exactly the kind of opening President Trump and his team are perfectly positioned to exploit. And if done correctly to our mutual advantage.
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On the latest Forum Roundtable, @zriboua of @HudsonInstitute explains why Beijing’s Taiwan strategy may run through the Middle East. China does not need the region on its side. It just needs enough neutrality to make U.S. pressure harder to enforce. Full discussion in reply.
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Iran rejected Trump’s nuclear proposal and may believe it has the upper hand. On the latest episode of Israel Insider, @AshleyJSPerry breaks down why Tehran’s gamble, China’s leverage, and Israel’s election clock could shape the next phase of the war. youtu.be/u81MQ1hlNPE
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Iran will be on the table when Trump meets Xi. @JimHansonDC tells @FoxNews Trump does not need China’s help on Iran - but if Beijing can add pressure on Tehran, the White House will take it before deciding whether tougher action is needed. Full clip in reply.
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