The question of whether America is fighting Israel’s war is perhaps the least interesting one. Strip away the noise, and a more consequential picture emerges.
The United States has used overwhelming force to dismantle what had quietly become the most significant Chinese forward position outside East Asia.
Over the past half-decade, Tehran transformed itself from a regional irritant into a structural component of Chinese strategic architecture.
Roughly 90 per cent of Iran’s crude exports flowed to Chinese refineries operating beyond the reach of American sanctions enforcement.
Starmer speaks as though he is a man of far greater significance than he is.
It saddens me that this is the case, but in fact Britain’s role in the world is so diminished that nobody any longer believes that the British are somehow leading the way in all world affairs.
As it happens, about the only place in the world where some people did still believe that was Iran. The late regime leaders in Tehran had for decades been fond of claiming that Britain was behind almost everything nefarious in their region and the wider world.
is a weekly British political and cultural magazine founded in July 1828, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the world. Renowned for its center-right, conservative stance, it features analysis on politics, culture, books, and arts. Based in London, it also has a US edition and a popular digital, app, and podcast presence.
Key details about The Spectator:
Editor: Fraser Nelson has been the editor since 2009.
History: Founded by Robert Stephen Rintoul in 1828.
Content: Covers British and international politics, culture, arts, and reviews, often featuring prominent conservative commentators.
Approach: Known for witty, often controversial, and firmly argued opinions rather than strict neutrality.
Ownership: Owned by The Spectator (1828) Ltd.
Media: Includes a weekly print magazine, website, app, and YouTube channel, SpectatorTV.
Note: This is distinct from The American Spectator, a different publication.
The United States and Israel killed Ayatollah Khamenei, and Xi Jinping’s decade-long project to build an alternative to the American-led order died with him.
For years, Beijing quietly assembled a network of dictatorships and client states designed to blunt American power. Iran supplied China with cheap oil and kept Washington bogged down in the Middle East.
Russia waged war on Ukraine with Chinese materiel support, a gamble that was supposed to cement a powerful anti-western axis but has instead bled Moscow into dependence on Beijing. Regional proxies from Lebanon to Gaza added just enough chaos to stop Washington focusing on China.
The Chinese Communist party (CCP) propped up Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela, too, as it funnelled narcotics and other ills into America.
Doug Stokes 
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