The US strategy assumes that Iran will respond to pressure tactics in a way that Washington perceives as logical

Pakistan’s military doctrine has for long been India-centric but with the changing global situation Pakistan may be entering a phase in which regional deterrence may gradually give way to wider strategic ambition.

China’s dominance of REE mining and production is a central axis of strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing

The US went to the Islamabad talks to buy time by imposing on Iran impossible demands. Military escalation, for the moment seems the likely pathway forward for the US