Iran ‘close to a deal’ for China’s supersonic anti-ship missiles
Geostrategy-Direct, February 24, 2026 By Richard Fisher A Feb. 24 Reuters report cites “six people with knowledge of the negotiations” to note that for at least two years, Iran (more…)
How China is boosting defenses of Iran’s regime as U.S. forces reach Middle East
Geostrategy-Direct, February 17, 2026 By Richard Fisher For decades China’s economic and military technology support has allowed Iran’s radical Mullah regime to build up proxies including Hamas, Hizbullah, and (more…)
China’s massive and opaque nuclear buildup killed new START Treaty
Geostrategy-Direct, February 10, 2026 By Richard Fisher On Feb. 5, 2026, the 2010 United States-Russia New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), negotiated between former President Barack Obama and (more…)
As U.S. pressure builds against Iran, Trump is focused on Iraq
Geostrategy-Direct, February 3, 2026 As the key Middle East power broker at a very sensitive juncture in early 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump has been clear that he does (more…)
Mysteries, deception and danger: Xi Jinping purges top Gen. Zhang Youxia
Geostrategy-Direct, January 27, 2026 By Richard Fisher While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abhors transparency, it also jumps to use outsiders’ lack of knowledge to advance deception stratagems for (more…)
Analyst: U.S. raid in Venezuela provided signal intelligence gold to China via Cuba
Geostrategy-Direct, January 20, 2026 The U.S. military operation in Venezuela provided China’s spies a rare opportunity to accumulate valuable intelligence on American weapons and war fighting, a former U.S. (more…)
High tech Chinese air defenses failed as U.S. warplanes approached Venezuela
Geostrategy-Direct, January 13, 2026 In the opening minutes of the successful operation on Jan. 3 that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. military rendered (more…)
‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ delivers major blow to China-Venezuela strategic links
Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 By Richard Fisher President Donald Trump’s Jan. 3 brilliantly-executed Operation Absolute Resolve, the precision capture and extraction of Venezuelan Dictator Nicholas Maduro and his wife (more…)
With Netanyahu meeting, Trump plays Soleimani card; Protests erupt in Iran
Geostrategy-Direct, December 30, 2025 As Iran fights internal enemies amid massive nationwide protests, it has once again been put on the defensive from the external force that is U.S. (more…)