China Used Iran and Others to Distract the West for Years, and Thats About to Change

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ViewpointsOpinionTwo F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 3, 2026. U.S. Navy via Getty ImagesBryan Brulotte3/13/2026|Updated: 3/13/20260:00CommentaryFor the better part of the past decade, China’s leadership has operated on a single strategic assumption: that the West is in decline.

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