Li Chung-chien

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on March 31, 2026. (AP)

'Go Get Your Own Oil': Trump Gives Iran War a Three-Week Expiration Date

U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump Faces Political Crisis As Iran War And High Gas Prices Sink Approval Ratings

U.S. President Donald Trump visits Elvis Presley's former home in Tennessee on March 23, 2026. (AP)

Trump's "TACO" Problem: How Strategic Bluffing Is Failing in the Iran War

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appeared at a forum hosted by Washington think tank the Atlantic Council on the 23rd to analyze President Trump's planned future visit to Beijing.(CNA)

Middle East War, East Asian Fallout: What Campbell Fears Most for Taiwan

On March 11, 2026, a man walks along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz in Khor Fakkan, UAE, with oil tankers and cargo ships visible in the distance. (AP)

Hormuz Disruption Threatens AI Boom as Energy and Chip Supply Chains Strain

Marines aboard the U.S. amphibious assault ship USS America. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Seventh Fleet)

CPC's Price Shield Is Cracking — and the Strait of Hormuz Offers No Relief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 19, 2026. (AP)

Trump Invokes Pearl Harbor to Deflect Questions on Iran Strike

Qatar's natural gas production facilities. (AP)

From South Pars to Ras Laffan: How an Israeli Strike Unraveled the Gulf's Energy Order

On March 14, 2026, debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates, triggering a fire and billowing black smoke. (AP)

Israel Strikes Iran's Largest Gas Field— Oil Eyes $200

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. (AP)

U.S. Intelligence: China Has No Timetable to Take Taiwan by Force

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent. (National Counterterrorism Center official website)

"I Cannot in Good Conscience" — Senior Trump Aide Resigns, Says U.S. Was Deceived by Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Xi Summit Shelved, Oil Surging, Allies Balking — The Middle East War Is Costing America

U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump's Calls for Naval Escort Against Iran, Global Response Tepid

President Donald Trump attends the 'Taxpayer Protection Pledge' event at the White House. (AP)

Taiwan Targeted as U.S. Relaunches Probes Against Trading Partners

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference after meeting with Ukrainian delegation on November 23, 2025. (AP)

US Escalates Iran Military Campaign, Rubio Promises to "Unleash Chiang"

A protester in the Philippines holds up photos of Trump and Netanyahu while demonstrating on March 2, 2026. (Associated Press)

Trump: U.S. Will Keep Attacking Iran, Ground Troops Not Ruled Out

Aerial view of Iran's Revolutionary Guard's first 'drone carrier'. (Associated Press)

US-Israeli Operation 'Epic Fury' Enters Fourth Day as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz

On February 8, 2020, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei receives salutes from air force and air defense units in Tehran, with a portrait of Khomeini hanging on the podium. (AP)

From Les Misérables to Supreme Dictator: The Strange Journey of Ali Khamenei

On November 19, 2023, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei (center) inspects Revolutionary Guard military equipment accompanied by armed forces commanders. (Associated Press)

Iran declares 40 days of mourning after Khamenei’s killing, vows further strikes on US and Israel

A protester in Baghdad holds a burning American flag and a portrait of Trump on January 28, 2026.  (Associated Press)

Trump Issues Ultimatum to Iran, Power Vacuum Looms in Tehran